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3 Ways Cameron Can Unify Britain If Voters Reject Brexit

3 Ways Cameron Can Unify Britain If Voters Reject Brexit

June 23, 2016 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

When polls close tonight on the national referendum on European Union membership, Britons will choose to remain in the EU or they will choose a “Brexit.” But this vote will stand as a huge defeat for Europe either way. In…

Britain’s Likely to Remain in the EU -- but Then What?

Britain’s Likely to Remain in the EU — but Then What?

June 13, 2016 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Britain’s June 23 referendum on its European Union membership is wracking the world’s nerves now. And no wonder: As every world leader to weigh in on the question asserts, the negative consequences of a British exit—political, diplomatic, financial, economic, and…

Despite Cameron’s ‘Deal,’ a Brexit Could Still Cripple the EU

Despite Cameron’s ‘Deal,’ a Brexit Could Still Cripple the EU

February 22, 2016 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Prime Minister David Cameron cut his deal with the European Union late last Friday, making Britain a nation of “Ins” and “Outs” for the next five months. Should the EU’s most powerful member remain part of the union or go…

The Tory Victory Puts Cameron in the UK Hot Seat

The Tory Victory Puts Cameron in the UK Hot Seat

May 11, 2015 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The resounding victory in British elections last week giving Conservatives their first absolute majority in the House of Commons for almost two decades is the last thing Britain needs now. This is not a straight-out political judgment regretting Labor’s defeat…

Lapdog media learns nothing, beats war drums again

Lapdog media learns nothing, beats war drums again

August 29, 2013 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Have we forgotten Judith Miller already? Or Colin Powell at the U.N.? Before attacking Syria, let’s know the truth As of this writing, early Thursday morning, some Syrians are scheduled to pay with their lives for America’s “credibility.” The bombarding…

Has Britain Gone to Pieces Over Exiting the EU?

Has Britain Gone to Pieces Over Exiting the EU?

May 20, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

David Cameron, Britain’s Conservative prime minister, has been bullied on the question of European Union membership. Hard-right Tories (and there are a lot of them) and aonce-marginal independence party now contrive to bring Britain to the brink of exiting the…

Cameron Rolls the Dice on Britain's EU Future

Cameron Rolls the Dice on Britain’s EU Future

January 28, 2013 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Let there be no question about Britain. After Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech last week, there is a strong chance that the UK will abandon the European Union. Indeed, if a vote were held tomorrow Britons would choose by a considerable…

Has Britain Recovered or Simply Faked a Recovery?

Has Britain Recovered or Simply Faked a Recovery?

October 29, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

Two recession strategies are competing ever more openly in Europe—two growth models and two economic philosophies that Americans should watch carefully. Just as the choice ahead could change the map of the European Union so could the election on November…

The War in Europe Escalates—No Guns, Just Butter

The War in Europe Escalates—No Guns, Just Butter

December 19, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

It took exactly two days for European markets to cast a negative vote on the agreement eurozone countries reached in Brussels last week. It took a couple more for the eurozone countries to begin bickering with Britain, that is isolated…

Britain is Odd Man Out in Europe’s ‘New Deal’

Britain is Odd Man Out in Europe’s ‘New Deal’

December 12, 2011 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

You cannot fault the Europeans for their timing. The agreement reached in Brussels on the euro last Friday came 20 years to the day after European leaders signed the treaties that created the single currency. And the pact euro zone…

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