Sick of politics: Ten charts that show why Donald Trump and Brexit could happen in Australia
Graphic.
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Four myths about Brexit and financial services
A sobering message to the industry.
(tags: ukpolitics eu brexit )

How We Identified the D.N.C. Hack’s ‘Patient Zero’
Journalism in action.
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Eastern Europe Is Both Dreading Brexit and Ready for It
Ivan writes of the consequences.
(tags: slovakia eu czechrepublic ukpolitics serbia hungary poland bulgaria romania )

If you inject enough poison into the political bloodstream, somebody will get sick
Sensible commentary, alas.
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Five truths about referendums
Quintin ( Read more... )

• EU referendum: Support for Britain's EU membership reaches all-time high
  There is still hope!
  (tags: eu ukpolitics )
• Life is a learning process, and I've much still to learn
  Natalie Bennett reflects, and apologises.
  (tags: ukpolitics )
• Ada Kaleh, an Ottoman Atlantis on the Danube
  Another brilliant story from Strange Maps.
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• Samuel Anderson joins Who series 8
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• Why Apple's Huge Security Flaw Is So Scary
  *gulp*
  (tags: security )
• 26 things found in Yanukovych's compound that make him look even worse
  Abandoned in place.
  (tags: ukraine )
• Romania and Bulgaria fail to invade UK
  Quelle surprise.
  (tags: ukpolitics migration romania bulgaria )
• Goodbye to All That ( Read more... )

• An open letter to the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania
  From @TheEconomist: "You're welcome."
  (tags: ukpolitics migration bulgaria romania )
• Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games online
  For @MarioFannio.
  (tags: internet )
• How To Backup Your Facebook Data In 5 Easy Steps
  Warning: I have not tried this myself yet.
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• The Year We ( Read more... )

• Romania and Bulgaria: 'If people go to Britain, of course it's to contribute'
  Confusing the rhetoric with, y'know, facts.
  (tags: ukpolitics eu migration romania bulgaria )
• Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana
  How Newsweek got it wrong in 1995.
  (tags: internet history )
• How Fanzines Helped Put Doctor Who Fans in Charge of Doctor Who
  Great article from The ( Read more... )

• Britain's Bulgaria-Romania phobia
  @dimobe dissects the UK rhetoric.
  (tags: eu ukpolitics romania bulgaria li )
• Reading digital sources: a case study in ship's logs
  Brilliant analysis of 19th-century sailing!
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3) The Balkan Trilogy - The Great Fortune, The Spoilt City and Friends and Heroes, by Olivia Manning ( Read more... )

A brilliant short piece from Ken MacLeod:
Imagine a remote part of Europe. Its very name is associated with a superstition so gross that bigotry itself would scoff at it. Suppose that, centuries ago, a public debate among scholars converted the king and people of the region to a rationalistic, tolerant, liberal and humane Christian heresy, and that ( Read more... )

7) Theft of A Nation: Romania since Communism, by Tom Gallagher.

Romania is a puzzling place. I first went there on a family holiday when I was eight, and not paying a lot of attention; I recently discovered the roots of my grandmother's interest in the country; and I've had a certain amount to do with Romanians through my various thinktanky ( Read more... )