Ukraine recap – 23 November 2023
The Conversation's correspondents review the Ukraine conflict ahead of this winter.
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The Turing Scheme: another false promise of levelling up
Student Sam Murphy wonders whether Alan Turing would be rolling in his grave to see what...
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Riace Project – The Appeal
STOP PRESS - On 11 October Domenico Lucano, the mayor of Riace, who dared to give...
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Dance Europa! and the National Rejoin March
Steve Rouse from Swindon for Europe gives us a personal account of ‘Dance Europa!’ performing at...
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The March for Europe
Martin Griffiths was on the Rejoin March and came back more convinced than ever that the...
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The Wagner link
Helmut Hubel comments on the parallels between 2 sinister revenge killings, and the Wagnerian thread linking...
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Putin’s Killing Squad – the Wagner Group
Dr Helmut Hubel lays bare the origins and aims of the Wagner Group supporting Vladimir Putin’s...
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Snapshots of England (and Normandy) – 2017-20
New writer Jake pens this poignant triptych of verse to describe England’s journey into the abyss...
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Hyvää Suomi (well done, Finland)! Finland has now joined NATO!
Now that Finland has joined NATO, on 4 April 2023, Helmut updates his November 2022 article...
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European Movement election for Chair
Tom Brake sets out his stall to be Chair of the European Movement, of which many...
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The future of GDPR – Another disaster in the making?
Chris is an expert in data protection and is worried what will happen to our safeguards...
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Gazprom – Putin’s strategic weapon
Dr Helmut Hubel reviews an Arte TV documentary on Vladimir Putin’s use of energy as a...
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The U.S. and Germany promise to deliver heavy tanks to Ukraine – Is this the end of “scholzing”?
German Chancellor Scholz’s behaviour in eventually agreeing to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine has spawned...
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Making Brexit Work – Fantasy or Deception?
Keir Starmer has told us that Labour can 'Make Brexit Work' and that the return of...
Read moreHyvää Suomi (well done, Finland)! Finland applies to join NATO
We can only hope that Western support of Ukraine will remain strong, that they will not...
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When immigration works for everybody
Immigration restrictions imposed by the government would make it impossible for Mariusz and Bart to come...
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Rejoiners need to be realistic about the EU accession process
If rejoiners want to make the case for EU membership, they will have to grapple with...
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Cheltenham for Europe on the National Rejoin March
Vivek Shinde reports on Cheltenham for Europe joining thousands on the first National Rejoin March
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The Rejoin March – Swindon’s Dancers Report
Steve Rouse, Chair of Swindon for Europe, gives his personal account of Dance Europa's performance at...
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EU Court of Justice rules – Brits have lost EU citizenship rights thanks to Brexit
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that UK citizens have lost their EU citizenship...
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Irish anniversaries
This year the Irish, South and North, are celebrating four key anniversaries of events that have...
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Art project highlights the £69k problem facing EU students
Art student highlights how costly it is to go to university as an international student via...
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