Financial Times
Catalonia's referendum explained
The Spanish region of Catalonia is set to vote on October 1 on whether to become an independent state. The FT explains what is at stake in the vote that the central government says is illegal.
TLDR News
Why Missiles Are Being Fired: Armenia & Azerbaijan Conflict Explained (Nagorno-Karabakh) - TLDR News
Over the last few weeks, tensions have been rising between Armenia and Azerbaijan with both sides firing missiles at one another. This is all over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and it's an issue which goes back decades. In...
TLDR News
MPs Reject All Options in Indicative Votes - Brexit Explained
Last night (27th) MPs voted on a series of potential Brexit solutions to see what they could agree on. It turned out they couldn't agree on anything. However, there are some clear next steps and some options came out looking a lot...
Financial Times
The next steps for Catalonia
FT's chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman and Europe editor Tony Barber discuss events in the Spanish region and their implications for political stability.
TLDR News
Brexit So Far: A Brexit Timeline.
It isn't fully clear to much of the country what has happened with Brexit so far. It's been nearly a year and a half since article 50 was triggered and negotiations began, but what progress has been made? We run through what has happened...
TLDR News
Why is Britain in This Brexit Mess? - TLDR News
Brexit is stretching the UK's constitution to its breaking point. Everyone seems to think the process has been undemocratic, and no-one seems to be happy with the progress that's been made. In this video, we explain the fundamental...
TLDR News
What Happens Now May's Deal Was Rejected? - Brexit Explained
We have been waiting for this since December, but May's deal has finally been rejected by the House of Commons. Now the government has to decide how they want to go forward with Brexit. They could initiate a general election or second...
TLDR News
MPs Vote for Brexit Extension. What Now? - Brexit Explained
After a week of votes, MPs finally voted to progress with a plan for Brexit. Well... kind of. MPs resoundingly approved the government's motion to extend the deadline for Brexit. We discuss everything that happened this week, and what...
The Economist
How to create a country?
From Catalonia to Kurdistan and Quebec, many people are demanding independence. What does it take to transform a cultural identity into a nation-state? And what is the impact?
TLDR News
MPs Discuss The Cancel Brexit Petition - Brexit Explained
Over the last couple of months, millions of Brits have signed a petition calling for the cancellation of Brexit. Parliamentary rules mean that a petition this popular must be debated by MPs. In this video we take a look at a section of...
TLDR News
The UK's Flexible Extension Explained - Brexit Explained
In a somewhat unsurprising move, the UK headed to the EU earlier this week to try and seek an extension to the Brexit deadline. The extension they were granted was longer than May's request but the UK agreed. This means that the UK will...
Easy Languages
What do Italians think about Brexit?
Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced...
TLDR News
Johnson vs Corbyn The First Debate Highlights - Brexit Explained
Last night Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn took to the debate stage and answered questions live on ITV. In this video we cover some of the key topics from the debate, the biggest answers as well as what this could mean for the campaigns...
TLDR News
The Collapse of the Monarchy? Barbados Removes the Queen - TLDR News
Barbados, a former British Colony, has today removed the Queen as their head of state, replacing Elizabeth II with a newly selected President. Barbados isn't alone here either, other countries have done (or are considering) the same. So...
TLDR News
Texas’ Republican Platform Explained - TLDR News
Over the weekend, the Republican Party in Texas finalised its official party platform. The platform was extreme, with clauses on everything from election integrity, homosexuality, and even Texan secession, which they want a referendum on...
TLDR News
Is Brexit Failing? 4 Tests to Find Out
With Brexit now in the rear view mirror and trade war on the horizon, we wanted to check how things are going. So we spoke to Professor Jonathan Portes (UK in a Changing Europe) to test Brexit on 4 different metrics & see how things are...
TLDR News
Sturgeon's 3 Plans to Get Scottish Independence
This week, Nicola Sturgeon announced the SNP's plan to force a second Scottish Referendum. This is a three pronged attack, so in this video we run through all of Sturgeon's paths forward and if there's any chance she'll be successful.
TLDR News
Northern Ireland Election Results Explained - TLDR News
Following a tumultuous period in Northern Irish politics, it was time for the public to go to polls in a landmark election. With Sinn Fein's historic victory, we take a look at what this means for the future of Northern Ireland and...
The Guardian
Meet the people fighting to keep Ireland's abortion ban
Many Irish people see the abortion referendum as a crossroads. Ireland could say yes and turn towards the liberal values of the EU, while a no vote would defend its Catholic conservatism. Phoebe Greenwood went to Limerick to meet voters...
TLDR News
Could Britain Hold a Referendum on Net Zero? - TLDR News
Nigel Farage (aka Mr Brexit) is pushing for another referendum. This time it's not bureaucrats he want's to take down but rather the environment. So in this video we'll explain why he wants to torpedo the UK's green agenda and if a vote...
Step Back History
The Time Canada Almost Broke Up
I want you to think back to your first memory of a historic event. You can even comment down below with it, I’d be curious to hear. This is mine. It was near Halloween 1995. I remember being at a restaurant, and everyone was watching the...
Financial Times
Is Scotland on the road to independence?
As the 300-year-old union between Scotland and England strains under the pressures of Brexit and the pandemic, the FT's Scotland correspondent Mure Dickie takes a road trip to gauge the mood ahead of parliamentary elections
TLDR News
Does Britain Still Want Brexit? - Brexit Explained.
The UK and EU are on the brink of reaching a deal, with Parliament looking like the final hurdle for the deal. There are questions about whether MPs want this deal, but it's also worth considering what the people want. It was the UK...
The Economist
How Brexit is changing the EU
Brexit once seemed to pose an existential threat to the European Union. But Britain's withdrawal process has had some surprising results—especially when it comes to how other member states view the EU