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English, British or European? My grandparents on UK in the EU
According to the Eurobarometer survey of autumn 2009, only 30% of UK citizens believe that our membership of the EU is 'a good thing'. Whilst this meagre piece of one of Eurobarometer’s many brightly-coloured and informative pies is up two points from the last survey, the fact remains that Joe Public fails to engage with the mysterious, supranational, sovereignty-gobbling entity that resides somewhere beyond the Channel
great-britain, identity, flag, youth, england, national identity, united kingdom
Alex Metric: the man with a studio tan
The 29-year-old British DJ and producer takes us on his own brief musical journey of electronic music as we await the remixes on his new disc Open Your Eyes. The eponymous first single, an intriguing collaboration with DJ Angello of Swedish House Mafia, is out this January
great-britain, alex metric, dance, rennes, dj, brunch, festivals
81 billion pounds later: Brits avoid bankruptcy
The British government announced a barrage of drastic austerity measures on 20 October: major cuts in social welfare and almost half a million jobs in the public sector axed. British, Finnish, Danish and Dutch commentators find these public sector cuts, the biggest since world war two, harsh, unfair and extremely dangerous for the economy
great-britain, money, churchill, second world war , conservatives, nick clegg, david cameron
Film review: terrorist comedy ‘Four Lions’ by Chris Morris
The Brit’s satirical debut feature film follows a group of jihadists from the northern city of Sheffield, struggling to make an impact. To coincide with its final European release dates, another reflection on how and why Morris pokes fun at the delicate issue just five years after the 7/7 bombings
great-britain, cinema, jihad, london, bombings, culture, youth
Fish fingers are 50 years old
Captain Birdseye is still a winner with kids and in student fridges! We plead for the defence of Europe’s most square-shaped fillet of fish
great-britain, brand names, consumers, united kingdom, fisheries, yum nyam, fish
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