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Money & Business
Will Brexit mean London loses its financial dominance?
The decision to leave Europe could, some worry, mean that London will cease to lead as a finance centre. No need to worry, says Simeon Djankov.
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Money & Business
The impact of Brexit on British wages
Peter Bloom looks back and ahead at the effect of Brexit on British wages.
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Society, Politics & Law
Brexit: On the vote in Wales
Wales voted leave by a margin of 52.5 per cent. It is an interesting case study of how people voted against their own material self interest, to increase their precarity, and to become even poorer than they already are, writes Daniel Evans.
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Languages
Will Brexit reduce the UK's soft power in Europe?
Without a seat at the EU table, will the UK's ability to shape Europe vanish completely? Alessio Colonnelli believes that the allure of the islands will remain strong. Indeed, he says, that might have been part of the problem in the first place...
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Society, Politics & Law
Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?
As we start to explore the data from last month's referendum, we're starting to understand more about why poorer people embraced Brexit, explains Ralph Fevre.
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Society, Politics & Law
Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Populist policies - by definition - are easy ways to build support. But, warns Jeffrey Kucik, there could be an economic cost to be paid in attacking free trade agreements.
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Languages
Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?
With the monoglot Brits no longer trotting in to Brussels, will English start to loosen its grip on the EU - and beyond?
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Science, Maths & Technology
How did the referendum polls get it wrong - again?
John Curtice explains why a clear prediction of the referendum result proved so elusive for many pollsters.
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Society, Politics & Law
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Reaction from academics around the planet as UK voters elect to leave the E
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Society, Politics & Law
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
The vote to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves through the worlds of politics, economics, and beyond. The Conversation polls a group of academics for their instant reaction.
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Society, Politics & Law
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
What makes a 'nation' and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This free course, Nationalism, self-determination and secession, will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own.
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Society, Politics & Law
Even Brexit backers can’t make the sums work for UK to quit EU
Nauro Campos argues that even Brexit backers fail to make a clear financial case for the UK leaving the EU.