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Johnson's Coronavirus Plans Explained - TLDR News
Earlier this week Johnson and the government announced their official plan to tackle the Coronavirus. In this video, we dissect the government's report and explain what the UK's doing to handle the virus.
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Supreme Court's Prorogation Ruling Explained (Podcast) - Brexit Explained
FAIR WARNING: The majority of this video is Zac and Ben from Team TLDR discussing the supreme court's ruling in a podcast style. We know some people aren't into these videos, and that's completely fair enough. However, given current...
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Who Will Replace May as Prime Minister?
Yesterday Theresa May announced that she was stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party, and therefore stepping down as Prime Minister. That means there's an opening for another conservative to take her place and become Britain's...
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THREE Reasons Why The Conservative Poll Lead Has Collapsed - TLDR News
Having led for weeks and often by a considerable margin, recent polling has put Labour ahead of the Conservatives for the first time in Starmer's Tenure. But what is driving the collapse of Johnson's support? In this video, we look at...
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What Can Prince Andrew Do Now? Five Ways to Dodge Conviction - TLDR News
This week a lawsuit was filed against Prince Andrew in New York, making more allegations about the Duke's past conduct. Things are looking bleak for Andrew and the Royals more generally so in this video we unpack the options Andrew has...
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High Frequency Trading (Hfts): Low Latency News Bots
The New York Stock Exchange is the world's largest and most liquid securities market. It's where many of world's largest companies list their shares to be traded amongst millions of investors worldwide; ranging from small individual...
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Brexit: How State Aid Became the Biggest Brexit Deal Breaker - TLDR News
Today was supposed to be the day that the UK and EU announced their Brexit deal to the EU Summit in Brussels. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem likely with both sides seemingly unable to agree on some pretty major principles - one of...
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Why Johnson Won't Accept the EU's Brexit Deal: The Level Playing Field & Ratchet Clauses - TLDR News
This week Johnson has really insisted that the EU's proposed Brexit deal isn't acceptable, remarking that "I don’t believe that those are terms that any prime minister of this country should accept.” So in this video, we examine the EU's...
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Will Big Ben Bong on January 31st? (and Why That Matters) - Brexit Explains
This week's Brexit news has been completely overwhelmed by a news story that we haven't covered yet - Big Ben's bongs. Earlier in the week, Johnson said that the government were planning a scheme where individuals could donate money...
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Will the UK Hold a General Election to Settle Brexit? - Brexit Explained
On Thursday night, Boris Johnson announced that he intended to hold a vote on a general election. He wants to start an election race so the parliamentary maths can be shaken up a little. He's hoping his party can get a majority and he...
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Johnson Announces Proroguation to Force No Deal - Brexit Explained
Yesterday Johnson announced that he planned to prorogue parliament for around a month during September and October. The government claim this is business as usual but many believe it’s a plan to stop anti-no-deal MPs from blocking no deal.
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Boris Johnson’s 32 Year Journey to Prime Minister - TLDR News.
Today the queen will invite Boris Johnson to form a new government and become Prime Minister. Many onlookers have long been speculating that this was always Johnson's ultimate aim, that he always wanted the top job. In this video, we...
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The Law of the Lockdown: What the Law Actually Says & Are Police Going Too Far? - TLDR News
Since the police have been given new powers under the Coronavirus Act 2020 some say the police have overstepped their mark. So in this video, we explain what the Coronavirus Act actually says, what powers the police have and discuss the...
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The History of Microscopy
After completing a fairly extensive survey of bacterial and viral pathogens, it's time to learn about some other more general microbiology concepts. What better place to start than the indispensable tool of the microbiologist, the...
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Coronavirus Lockdown: Johnson Announces the UK’s COVID Lockdown - TLDR News.
With the Coronavirus spreading around the country, Johnson's government has decided to extend the UK's coronavirus prevention by locking down the country. This means that Brits are only allowed to leave their homes for specified reasons....
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Does Boris Johnson Really Want No Deal? - Brexit Explained.
Boris Johnson has spent a lot of time talking about no deal, and actually seems happy with the prospect of a no deal. So in this video, we talk about Johnson's plans and if he really likes the idea of a no deal or if it's a trick. Is he...
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What Are Johnson's Plans for Britain Going Forward - Brexit Explained
At the Conservative Party Conference, the Torys laid out their plans in the UK and for Brexit. In this video, we run through the parties plans, from Brexit to the environment to the minimum wage.
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What Macron, Merkel & Trump Think of Johnson's Brexit Plan - Brexit Explained
Johnson has spent a lot of time trying to convince his own party and the electorate that his Brexit plan is the right strategy. But at the end of last week it faced it's first real test as he went to bilateral meetings and the G7 summit....
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Potential Prize for Great Work in Economic History
The Executive Director explains early thinking on a possible annual prize that will be given by the Institute for those working in the under-appreciated field of Economic History.
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The Cat Came Back Song
The Cat Came Back the very next day! Poor Mr. Johnson doesn't want to have a cat. He has a yellow cat that wants to stay at his house. Mr. Johnson takes the cat to many different places to try to get the cat away from him and his home,...
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What is prorogation and what does it mean for Brexit?
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to prorogue Parliament. Here’s what that means and why it’s important.
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The History of More Engaged Economists - Perry Mehrling
Economists in previous eras were much more engaged with professionals working in the society and economy and so had a tendency to have theories more informed by actual practices.
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How's Brexit Going (2 Months Later): Success Stories & Troubles at the Border - TLDR News
With Brexit now 'done' we thought it was a good opportunity to look back and see what's happened so far. So in this video, we unpick government-sponsored articles to try and find the truth about how Brexit's going. Are businesses...
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Cumming's Explosive Claims Explained: Johnson's Former Advisor Slams the Government - TLDR News
Yesterday Dominic Cummings, Johnson's Former Chief Advisor, appeared before two select committees to discuss the handling of the pandemic... and he turned up all guns blazing. So in this video we unpack the four biggest claims that...