Axel Scheffler, the German illustrator of a popular children's book, "The Gruffalo," has lived in Britain for 36 years. Faced with a looming Brexit, he tells DW that he is both angry and disappointed.
Axel Scheffler won the inaugural Illustrator of the Year Award, but said that it felt like a “consolation prize”, or “even a farewell gift”, as he was not yet sure if he would be able to stay in the UK following Brexit.
The content of Theresa May's defeats over the last couple of days isn't particularly meaningful, but the fact they happened at all suggests that parliament's guerrilla war against the government has started. And it seems to be winning.
But if you judge a country's interests only by prevalent Google searches, it was after the polls closed when British voters started to think seriously about the implications of their choice.
If they do it could be more Britain’s fault than America’s
With 400 national binding referendums over the last 50 years the Swiss have learned, sometimes the hard way, what works and what does not.
I work in Brussels alongside the EU Brexit negotiators and I find it incredible how little the UK government understands
25/05/2018
Are we really being serious when we ask the EU to give the UK, as a third country, the same level of access as a member to sensitive information like satellite development and criminal databases?
The Government’s Brexit white paper was translated into German so badly it barely makes sense in parts
19/07/2018
They mispelled "German" in German - and it was downhill from there.
It'S almost impressive that even now, so long after the referendum, the UK Government still manage to find new ways to embarrass themselves on Brexit.
Staying in the EU gives Britain the best shot at fixing the grievances that fuelled the Brexit vote. If there’s no election, we need a referendum.
Does the 1969 Vienna Convention help?
24/03/2016
It has been claimed that the 1969 Vienna Convention would protect ‘acquired rights’ for estimated half a million Britons in France - but can this be relied on?
Brexit has no mandate
05/11/2018
Josh Larwood voted Leave two years ago. He had time to think again and has now changed his mind. No doubt in his mind: he wants a People’s Vote.
A no-deal Brexit could destroy London’s thriving economy – Theresa May should rule it out now
15/01/2019
Forecasts show the capital would have as many as 87,000 fewer jobs, with its economic output 2 per cent lower in 2030 than would otherwise be the case.
So here's a story about how Jacob Rees-Mogg's nonsense can travel halfway around the world before the fact-checkers have got their boots on.
How the EU starves Africa into submission [with later errata pointing out it doesn't - WayBackMachine archive]
26/10/2015
This article, circulated widely on social media at the time of the referendum, claimed in error that EU tariffs starve African farmers. Since then it has been updated with an errata explaining its stated facts and conclusion are wrong. No tariffs are paid except on weapons. / NOTE: This article has now been removed from CAPX. We've linked to a copy from the WayBackMachine web archive.]
Brexit secretary David Davis said this week that no one ever said leaving the EU would be "simple or easy". Except all these times that people did.
Brexit was to allow the United Kingdom to reclaim its former glory. Instead, the country's leaders have bumbled their way into catastrophe. Built on a false premise from the start, the UK's move away from the EU has been dominated by mistakes and miscalculations.
Liam Fox will fail to sign any of the 40 free trade deals he promised for "the second after" Brexit, in time, according to officials inside the UK government.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) CEO Ralf Speth has issued a warning to the UK government that a so-called hard Brexit could cost the company £1.2 billion per year in tariffs and ultimately force it out of the UK.
Believing in Britain? Brexiteer Sir James Dyson is shifting the corporate HQ to Singapore
22/01/2019
It's absolutely, positively not to do with Brexit. This is about 'future proofing' the company. How does that make it any better?