Sunday, 2 June 2019

Der Spiegel: Views of Brexit and Britain



Two controversial articles in English from Germany's Spiegel Online (International):


Oxford Professor on Brexit's Colonial Roots - 'The Empire Was Celebrated as A Great Thing'
"In the view of Oxford Professor Danny Dorling, a British elite drunk on nationalism is responsible for the Brexit disaster. Raised in the traditions of the British Empire, they continue to glorify the crimes committed during colonialism".


British Austerity - One Family's Struggle to Escape Poverty in the UK
"Although the United Kingdom is the fifth-richest country in the world, 14 million people in the country live below the poverty line. The problem has grown dramatically since the financial crisis -- as shown by the family of Kris Thomas".


"Deutschlands führende Nachrichtenseite. Alles Wichtige aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Sport, Kultur, Wissenschaft, Technik und mehr".

"Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of 840,000 copies, it is the largest such publication in Europe" (Wikipedia).


Related, from DW: 'No-deal Brexit would poison EU-UK relations for generations'

"The consequences of a no-deal Brexit would be much worse for Europe than for the UK, argues British historian Timothy Garton Ash in an exclusive interview with DW".


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