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> I'd wager most not just don't know what it offers but don't even really know what exactly is bad about it. This is a good reason why the EU should fail, and why people voted for …

> It seems to me that not many people realize just how highly the EU is valued in Germany across the political spectrum. People seem to severely underestimate what sacrifices Germa…

My IO requirements haven't changed that dramatically in the past six years, and are still well served by a Mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I've got MagSafe for power, Mini DisplayPort for vi…

By contrast, the UK now has six indoor velodromes, half of which were opened in the last five years. Guess who cleaned up [0] at the Olympics this year? [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.…

The only reason anyone is paying £1m+ for pokey two beds in Battersea is because they think a greater fool will pay more in a few years time.

The wider redevelopment has nothing to do with Apple. The scheme got planning permission in 2011, and construction work has been ongoing since 2012. It's a mixed-use development, w…

It doesn't so much mean receipt as "invoice" (e.g. for taxes or utilities) or "check" (e.g. in a restaurant) In most restaurants you would ask for the bill, then when you pay, you …

You could also characterise it as a risk, whereby potential downsides are amplified by age. Young voters will have to live with the consequences for most of their lives, while old …

If you're paying $10/month for a domain name, you're paying too much!

No. Scotland had an independence referendum two years ago, and one of he factors in that vote was the prospect of Britain opting to leave the EU. Scotland voted decisively to remai…

A couple of sensationalist anecdotes. More than 17 million people voted to leave.

Your statements about regulation do not disagree with my point that the EU is a political union. It is, fundamentally, a political construct. It has gained legitimacy and law-makin…

It's all swings and roundabouts. If the pound loses value in the medium-run, foreign investment in the UK will increase. Brexit, if negotiations are acrimonious, will be worse for …

The EU is just a political union. It can break apart without necessarily destroying the economies of its member states. You are suggesting the EU member states would be willing to …

The cost of another country leaving may indeed be higher, but the EU simply can't afford to punish the UK, even as a deterrent. They're all talk and no trousers on that front. I'm …

I'm sure the EU wants to make the UK pay, but it can't afford to. The EU is too reliant on exports to the UK to play hardball. That's the calculation the British public made. The U…

The UK will obviously lose the "benefits" of EU membership, but it was a net contributor in financial terms. All else being equal, the UK could replace all EU funds spent in the UK…

Granted, but money talks. EU industry is not going to stand for punishment tariffs against the UK.

On the other hand, the EU does not need free trade with Norway as much as it does with the UK.

There might not be an EU by the time Scotland gets a vote to secede and begins an application to join the EU. Fascinating time to be alive.

This is quite an elegant solution, and I like it. I also think if we just held the same EU referendum again -- a sort of "are you sure?" -- the response would be a decisive remain …

Barely anyone knew who represented them in Europe. Fewer still knew what powers those representatives had. I suspect 99% could not name more than five people in the EU machine, inc…

The EU is an utterly bewildering bureaucracy. Barely anyone fully understands what it does.