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Friday, February 1, 2019

Europe - Interesting Items

Romania, the land of no return by Mathew Engel
"Known for corruption, orphans and Dracula, Romania wants to become a modern nation, but while its people keep leaving it doesn’t stand a chance."

The rise and fall of Britain’s political class by JONATHAN POWELL
"The all-consuming obsession with Brexit has prevented the government from addressing the deep problems that confront the country. It has no time or energy to develop serious policies on the challenge of artificial intelligence and automation for traditional jobs, or to address the housing crisis for young people or the social care crisis for older people. Even if it did, they would be no legislative time available. For everything but Brexit the country is on autopilot."

Beyond Brexit: what next for Britain’s model of democratic capitalism?

The Threat of a Eurozone Recession