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Cummings' Exit & Back Bench Revolts: Is Johnson The Next to be Kicked Out? - TLDR News
With Johnson's Chief Advisor and close ally Dominic Cummings leaving Number 10, questions have been floating around about Johnson's future at the top. This issue is compounded by growing rebellion from back bench Conservatives to the...
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What Johnson's Win Means for Brexit & Britain's Future - Explaining Brexit
So the UK voted and chose to elect a Conservative government. In this video, we examine the result, the winners and losers. We also discuss how Johnsons win will affect the UK going forward as well as the Brexit process.
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What The Hell is Happening in Brexit? - Brexit Explained
In this video, we discuss all that we've missed this week. We cover the Supreme Court's ruling, Johnson's return to the parliament and discussion about the language used by parliamentarians.
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Will The UK and EU Ever Reach a Deal? - Brexit Explained
With 44 days to go, it's worth questioning whether the UK and EU will ever reach a deal? Johnson seems optimistic, insisting that they're making good progress. The EU says they see no such progress and that they're prepared for a no-deal...
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MPs Approve General Election on December 12 - Brexit Explained
For the last two days MPs debated in the House of Commons, with the government pushing for a general election in December. In this video we discuss this 'Brexit' Election; why it's necessary and the stupidly complicated way that it ended...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Need for Eclectic Perspectives and Reality Checks - John Kay
A Financial Times columnist promotes the idea that economics now needs many new perspectives and a constant grounding of theory with actual practices on the ground.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Young People Drive All Intellectual Revolutions - Martin Wolf
The Chief Economics Commentator for the Financial Times explains why young people ALWAYS are behind the creation of new paradigms and fundamentally new ideas.
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Johnson’s ‘Power Grab’: The Cabinet Reshuffle Explained - TLDR News
Yesterday Number 10 announced some pretty major changes to the makeup of Johnson's Cabinet with the most significant change coming in the form of Javid's resignation. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer was replaced by Rishi Sunak, a...
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Get Brexit Done: What it Really Means - Brexit Explained.
During this campaign, you have probably heard the phrase 'Get Brexit Done' an uncountable number of times. So in this video were going to look at what it really means and how quickly the government could really 'Get Brexit Done'.
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Can Johnson Still Go For No Deal? - Brexit Explained
In the last few days MPs have been fighting to block a no-deal Brexit, passing major legislation to try and make it harder for Johson. However, we still think that he could get around the laws. So in this video we lay out the eight ways...
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Brexit: What Happened to Johnson's 'Oven Ready Deal'? Brexit Delayed Once Again - TLDR News
During the 2019 Election Campaign, Johnson spoke a lot about his Oven Ready Brexit Deal, suggesting that should he win election Brexit could be resolved very easily. The problem for him is that a year later and with negotiations delayed...
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The UK Has Left the EU - Brexit Explained
This day has been a long time in the making, but the UK has now officially left the European Union. So we review the night's events, Johnson and Farage's speeches and the stunts pulled by Led by Donkeys. We also discuss what we learned...
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Will Parliament Approve a Brexit Deal (Mogg Thinks They Will) - Brexit Explained
Yesterday Jacob Rees-Mogg made a statement proclaiming that he believed Johnson would be able to get a deal through Parliament. Johnson doesn't yet have a deal, so it's not entirely clear what Mogg's basing this on, but in this video, we...
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Keir Starmer Becomes Labour’s Leader: What it Means for Britain - TLDR News
Today it was announced that Labour’s new leader will be Sir Kier Starmer. So as of now Starmer has officially taken over from Corbyn as the leader of the Her Majesty's Official Opposition. In today’s video we discuss what this means for...
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Johnson Officially Shuts Down Parliament - Brexit Explained
Yesterday night Johnson's prorogation officially came into force and in the early hours of this morning the Houses of Commons and Lords officially closed until October 14th. In this video we discuss what this means for Brexit and for the...
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Can Anyone Stop Johnson’s Prorogation? - Brexit Explained.
Johnson’s move to prorogue Parliament has proved to be incredibly controversial, so many are calling for it to be blocked. The problem is it’s not exactly clear who could stop prorogation or work around it’s restraints. In this video we...
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Bercow Officially Steps Down as Speaker - TLDR News.
Yesterday was John Bercow's last day in his role as Speaker. Having sent 10 years in the chair, loads of MPs had a lot to say about Bercow's achievements. In this video, we listen to some of the MP's messages to Bercow as well as...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Advice to Young Economists
Leading Economists and Professors inspire the next generation of economists by giving advice on what to study and why the future is so open and promising.
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COVID: England's New Lockdown Rules Explained (Why Liverpool is Locked Down) - TLDR News
Yesterday there were three major speeches from the government, outlining the current status of COVID in England and what they planned to do about it. In today's video we outline what was discussed, why it's a concern and discuss if the...
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The Problem with WAB’s Transition Period - Brexit Explained
On Tuesday evening MPs voted to reject the government's schedule for Brexit. Many MPs believed that they needed longer to scrutinise the bill. In this video, we discuss some of the issues that MPs have with the deal and why they want...
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MPs Reject Johnson's Election Plans... Why? - Brexit Explained
After MPs voted to block no-deal, Johnson saw his only path forward as calling a General Election. In this video we discuss why MPs voted to reject Johson's General Election and what happens next in the Brexit saga.
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Will Farage and Johnson Form a Brexit Election Pact? - TLDR Explains
Yesterday morning Nigel Farage officially launched the Brexit Party's election campaign. The most interesting part of the speech was his offer to Boris Johnson; an offer to form a Conservative and Brexit Party election pact. In this...
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The Three Battles That Could Change the Election - TLDR Explains
During this campaign, you have probably heard the phrase 'Get Brexit Done' an uncountable number of times. So in this video were going to look at what it really means and how quickly the government could really 'Get Brexit Done'.
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Boris Johnson is the New Prime Minister - TLDR News.
Today the Conservative Leadership race finally came to a close, with the party selecting their new leader, Boris Johnson. In this video we dicuss how this happened, what was said at the announcement event and what is going to happen now.