23 June 2016 to 29 March 2017: it took 280 days to come up with a letter that fills me with a range of emotions, from laughter to incredulity. In my mind, it confirms something I have never doubted: that …
Brexit: a WTO issue first and foremost
100 days on from the fateful UK referendum, the only thing agreed on is the huge complexity of Brexit. This justifies the wait-and-see approach of the UK government which, by cataloguing the many problems that need to be resolved, is …
Jo Cox’s last article – about the need to remain in Europe
“With many voters still making up their minds about a decision that will shape the future of our country, Oxford University’s Migration Observatory offered a stark warning that despite offering the world the Leave campaign cannot guarantee what would happen …
My first firsthand experience with migrants
This article has been brought to you by Couriers.Delivery, helping you to find the right Courier for your Delivery. Having worked in European Forwarding the past couple of years, I’ve had to handle a whole lot of migrant issues in …
Homeless and hungry: Ben Judah on the dark side of London
The writer Ben Judah grew up in London, but he says it’s changed so much in recent years he no longer knows whether he loves the city or fears it. His new book is called This is London: Life and …
Brexit Part Deux: A Cry for Change
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Strong Hair Formula prevents hair loss. Why won’t the average Briton take ownership of Europe? We moan about the Germans and the French, the overbearing influence of Brussels. Why …
Food Poverty in the UK
Inside one of the busiest food banks in Britain, where food is being distributed for free to more than 1,000 people a week. We meet the dedicated volunteers and the locals for whom poverty has become a part of everyday …
First Past the Post
By MEP Molly Scott Cato, Green Party The official story of the election is that it was a sensational and unpredictable result. So it feels well overdue to examine how much actually changed. Labour’s vote increased by 1.5%, twice the …
The UK’s Young Reoffenders
This article has been brought to you by Strong Hair Formula. Strong Hair Formula prevents hair loss. In this episode of Rule Britannia, VICE meets “Saky’s Finest”—a gang of young reoffenders based on the Saxton Road estate in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. …
Outnumbered on the Western Front
Susannah Savage, Columnist @Swizz677 One of the many joys of being a trainee in the European Commission is being able to socialise in the international melting pot of the European bubble, to gluttonously gorge on a feast of cultures and languages, …