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Jolyon Howorth

With Brexit, Britain will finally have the opportunity to ponder its complete irrelevance

Since the end of World War II, Britons have avoided the existential question of who and what they are.

Jolyon Howorth
· Apr 15, 2019 · 08:30 pm
Doing the math: As Brexit costs become clear, a second referendum is the only democratic way out

The British are discovering that decision to leave the EU is a far too big for one close vote riddled with faulty information.

Jolyon Howorth
· Dec 20, 2018 · 09:30 pm
On Brexit, it’s becoming increasingly clear that UK won’t be able to have its cake and eat it too

The country’s leaders are preparing citizens for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union that brings more pain than benefit.

Jolyon Howorth
· Mar 25, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’: Why both UK and EU are playing for time on Brexit

Little about the negotiations makes sense.

Jolyon Howorth
· Dec 18, 2017 · 11:30 pm
How French President Macron broke the Left-Right divide – and what he needs to do now

Macron’s new party, with solid legislative win in France, could help re-integrate Europe.

Jolyon Howorth
· Jun 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm
NATO has had five rebirths since its formation – its sixth should be without the US

NATO adapted to new roles since the fall of the Soviet Union, but must now prepare for Europe’s self-reliance

Jolyon Howorth
· May 12, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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Eco India: How overpopulation of pigeons in Mumbai is causing a health crisis

Jul 13, 2025 · 08:55 am
Eco India, Episode 292: Why finding the middle ground in environmental protection is necessary

Jul 12, 2025 · 03:25 pm
‘Please take me to Assam’: What a distress call from Bangladesh revealed

Jul 09, 2025 · 06:00 pm
‘Need a civil disobedience movement against EC’: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Bihar voter roll revision

Jul 08, 2025 · 07:45 pm
Eco India: What do we stand to lose as critical coastal ecosystems go unmapped?

Jul 06, 2025 · 08:55 am

Jolyon Howorth

With Brexit, Britain will finally have the opportunity to ponder its complete irrelevance

Since the end of World War II, Britons have avoided the existential question of who and what they are.

Jolyon Howorth · Apr 15, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Doing the math: As Brexit costs become clear, a second referendum is the only democratic way out

The British are discovering that decision to leave the EU is a far too big for one close vote riddled with faulty information.

Jolyon Howorth · Dec 20, 2018 · 09:30 pm

On Brexit, it’s becoming increasingly clear that UK won’t be able to have its cake and eat it too

The country’s leaders are preparing citizens for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union that brings more pain than benefit.

Jolyon Howorth · Mar 25, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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‘Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’: Why both UK and EU are playing for time on Brexit

Little about the negotiations makes sense.

Jolyon Howorth · Dec 18, 2017 · 11:30 pm

How French President Macron broke the Left-Right divide – and what he needs to do now

Macron’s new party, with solid legislative win in France, could help re-integrate Europe.

Jolyon Howorth · Jun 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm

NATO has had five rebirths since its formation – its sixth should be without the US

NATO adapted to new roles since the fall of the Soviet Union, but must now prepare for Europe’s self-reliance

Jolyon Howorth · May 12, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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Eco India, Episode 292: Why finding the middle ground in environmental protection is necessary

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‘Need a civil disobedience movement against EC’: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Bihar voter roll revision

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Jolyon Howorth
· Apr 15, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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· Dec 20, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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· Dec 18, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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· Jun 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm

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· May 12, 2017 · 11:30 pm