Boris Johnson declares Britain can have a 'great future' outside the EU in a new dig at David Cameron as the PM prepares to face MPs with his Brussels deal

Boris Johnson declares Britain can have a 'great future' outside the EU in a new dig at David Cameron as the PM prepares to face MPs with his Brussels deal
Mayor's new intervention comes hours after he revealed he backed Brexit
Cameron is due to address the Commons on his Brussels deal at 3.30pm
Boris electrified the Out campaign with his Sunday night announcement
He gave the PM just nine minutes notice before making doorstep speech
Boris has joined Michael Gove and other top ministers on Brexit campaign
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Boris Johnson today insisted Britain would have a 'great future' outside the European Union hours after he left David Cameron reeling by backing Brexit.

In a further sign of the energy and excitement the London Mayor will bring to the Leave campaign, Mr Johnson today cycled away from his home surrounded by an enormous pack of photographers.

Mr Johnson insisted he wanted to talk about his final City Hall budget today, warning there would be 'plenty of time' to discuss the EU.

But as the Prime Minister prepares to face down his party and sell his EU deal in Parliament, Mr Johnson repeated his view of a bright future for the UK.

After his statement last night, Mr Johnson was today again met by photographers outside his home. His decision to join Michael Gove, pictured right today, has electrified the Out campaign
He said today: 'There will be plenty of time to talk about Europe and the great future Britain can have outside the European Union in the next few weeks.'
The mayor electrified the Leave campaign last night with his doorstep declaration he was coming out against Mr Cameron.
The Prime Minister was reportedly left 'absolutely furious' with Mr Johnson following his speech, which invoked the glories of the British Empire and the leadership of Winston Churchill to say the country which gave the world parliamentary democracy should not subject itself to ‘legal colonisation’ from the EU.
Mr Cameron will try to get back on the front foot this afternoon with a major Commons statement on the marathon EU summit where he finalised his deal late on Friday night. The Government is also due to publish its report on why Britain should stay in the EU.


In other developments today:
Stanley Johnson, Boris' father, said his son's declaration could be a 'career ending move' if he ends up on the losing side.
The pound was left weakened off the back of the big name endorsements for the Vote Leave campaign over the weekend. City analysts warned over the uncertainty caused by the referendum.
Former foreign secretary William Hague has insisted David Cameron has achieved more than any other Prime Minister and is making the right recommendation to Britain.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon insisted the government would not be broken up by Tory arguments over the European Union
It remains unclear whether Mr Cameron will be joined on the front bench by eurosceptic ministers today.
Within minutes of his Downing Street address to the nation on Saturday morning, six Cabinet ministers had rushed to a Vote Leave campaign rally to start working against him.
The most senior of them, Justice Secretary Michael Gove, was pictured leaving home this morning with his ministerial red box.

Mr Johnson cycled away from his Islington home today to present his final City Hall Budget before his term as London Mayor ends in May
And Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today insisted the business of government would continue despite Tory splits on Europe.
Stanley Johnson today insisted his son was not positioning himself for career purposes.
He told the BBC it was hard to think of 'any more career-ending move' than opposing the Prime Minister.
He said: 'If he wanted to get a nice job in the cabinet... this is certainly not the way to do it.'
Mr Cameron was backed by his close ally William Hague today.
Mr Hague, who as Tory leader in 2001 ran a general election campaign founded on euroscepticism, said Mr Cameron had beaten the EU at its own game.
In a Telegraph column, he said: 'He came back with the European Union less powerful over the affairs of the UK than when he arrived, and left it with considerably weaker prospects of increasing its power in the future.
'For decades his predecessors have fought rearguard actions against new powers and rights for the EU.
'He is the first to have turned the pressure the other way around.
'Coming on top of his unique achievement of securing an actual reduction in the EU's budget, this entitles him to rather more praise than he often receives.'

Boris Johnson explains why he is backing Brexit for the UK

Boris Johnson explains why he is backing Brexit for the UK

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Mr Johnson made his declaration outside his home last night finally ending months of speculation about which side of the battle he would come down on
Mr Fallon said the declaration of Mr Johnson was not a huge blow to Mr Cameron's campaign.
He told the BBC: 'Well obviously he would have liked more support from Boris but he's taken his individual view.
'But it is up to each individual citizen to make their view now.'
Mr Fallon insisted that it would not lead to the break-up of the Government or the Conservative Party.
He said: 'Even those who wanted to leave made it absolutely clear [at the Cabinet] that we are going to come together again because there is work to be done.
'If you look back at the 1975 referendum, the then Wilson government came back after the referendum. The party stayed right through that parliament.
'The PM to his credit is allowing members of his Cabinet to dissent. He's allowing Tory MPs to express different views.'
Lord Lawson, who is chairing the Vote Leave campaign, today said the referendum would be a 'British declaration of independence'.
Speaking to the BBC, he insisted there was no reason new trade deals could not be negotiated 'pretty swiftly'.
SOUND-BITE DAVE: VOTERS WARNED FOR AVALANCHE OF KEY SLOGANS FROM PM

Voters have been warned to expect a four month campaign of soundbites as David Cameron repeatedly uses a handful of key phrases to try and convince people the country would be less safe if we left the EU.
In the 48 hours after being handed his renegotiation deal in Brussels, the former PR man deployed the carefully crafted soundbites over and over again as he hit the airwaves to set out his referendum stall.
During a 20-minute interview on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show today the Prime Minister three times warned that a vote to leave would be a 'leap in the dark'.
Mr Cameron also used the phrase, which is expected to be a cornerstone of the In campaign that has been nicknamed 'Project Fear', in a speech in Brussels on Friday night and again the next morning in Downing Street as he announced the date of the referendum.
In the three appearances, which were all televised, Mr Cameron used the slogan 'safer, stronger, better off', nine times – including twice in the address outside Number 10 that lasted only four minutes.
He separately used the words 'safe' and 'safer' another eleven times.
Despite failing to secure the curbs to migrant benefits promised at the election in the Tory manifesto, Mr Cameron repeated the expression 'something for nothing' six times as he attempted to sell the changes he did get that will stop newcomers being able to claim tax credits from day one.
Mr Cameron also delivered the catchphrase 'the best of both worlds' six times and 'strength in numbers' three times.
During the last parliament in the run up to last year's election, Mr Cameron deployed the phrase 'long-term economic plan' so many times it became a standing joke in Westminster.
By repeating his referendum soundbites ad nauseum, Mr Cameron is no doubt hoping to get the messages lodged in the public's consciousness in the run up to the vote on 23 June.
It is thought the short sharp messaging will have been tested in focus groups.
HOW BoJo'S VIEWS HAVE VEERED LIKE A SHOPPING TROLLEY
Boris Johnson’s backing for Brexit comes after months and years of indecision, prevarication and fence-sitting.
As recently as last week, he was telling friends he was ‘veering all over the place like a shopping trolley’.
Here, in Boris’s own words, we reveal how he has kept on changing his mind.

IN
‘Look, I’m actually rather pro-European, actually. I certainly want a European community where one can go and scoff croissants, drink delicious coffee, learn foreign languages and generally make love to foreign women.’
January 1997
‘We can’t leave Europe. We’re part of the European Continent. What is the English Channel? It’s a primeval river that got slightly too big … We’re always going to be a part of Europe psychologically.’
August 2015, Der Spiegel
‘We want, in an ideal world, to stay in a reformed European Union but I think the price of getting out is lower than it’s ever been. It’s better for us to stay in, but to stay in a reformed EU. That’s where I am.’
October 2015, BBC interview, Japan
‘The trouble is I’m not an “outer”.’ What he reportedly told eurosceptics trying to persuade him to lead the Leave campaign
January 2016
‘I’ve never been an Outer’. Boris to Eurosceptic Tory MP Bernard Jenkin after he was taunted in the House of Commons.
February 3, 2016

OUT
‘No matter how deep public anger, how many fishermen’s wives chain themselves to the railings in Downing Street, or how many trawlers tie up alongside the terrace of the House of Commons, the Government will not do it. That will not be the outcome of this debate. The objection is legal.
‘As long as Britain remains a signatory of the EU Treaty, it cannot unilaterally abjure one part of it without abjuring the whole.’
On fisheries policy. January 1995
‘I went there [Brussels] a pretty starry-eyed idealist. I came out a pretty vinegary sceptic.’ On his time as a journalist in Brussels.
May 2001
‘In the next couple of years we are entitled to pose the question, “What is the point of the EU?”.’
December 2013, Daily Telegraph
‘We have nothing to be afraid of in going for an alternative future...I’m sure there is a great and glorious future for Britain as an open, outward looking economy that has great trading relations with Europe, but that starts to think about the rest of the world where you are seeing huge growth. People should not be paranoid and scared about that option.’
August 2014, LBC Radio phone-in
‘It should be up to this Parliament and this country – not Jean-Claude Juncker – to decide if too many people are coming here. It is not that we object to immigration in itself ... It is about who decides; it is about who is ultimately responsible; it is about control.’
Speech to Tory conference, October 2015

Tony Blair insists the migration of two MILLION EU workers to Britain has been GOOD for the UK

Tony Blair insists the migration of two MILLION EU workers to Britain has been GOOD for the UK
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Former PM tells Italian newspaper his passion for Europe is undimmed
Blair insists 'only by joining together' can EU nations defend themselves
Latest intervention comes as David Cameron finalises his deal with the EU

Tony Blair today insisted economic migration was good for Britain as employment data showed two million EU workers have jobs in the UK.
The former prime minister intervened on the European debate in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Mr Blair's remarks come as David Cameron battles to finish his renegotiation ahead of a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU - which Mr Blair said he was against.
In a translation of the interview, Mr Blair insisted the 'interest' of the UK staying in the EU should be 'evident to all'.
Employment data out today showed the number of EU workers with jobs in Britain grew by 200,000 in 2015 and now stands at 2.1 million.
Mr Blair said: 'There are three types of immigration.
'The economic one (it) is shown that is good, with appropriate rules, it has been seen in the US, as in Britain.
'Then, one of the refugees: Europe must open the door, for moral reasons, to those who flee from persecution.
'But we have to check the third type of immigration: that among those who flee do not hide extremists.'
Mr Blair said it would be 'unreasonable' for Britain to stand alone in the world when there were giant nations such as China, India and the United States.
He said: 'From the economy to security: only by being together we can defend ourselves.'
The former Labour leader repeated his belief that there were some areas for Europe to integrate further.


He said: 'There are fields in which integration would be more advantageous, from security to energy, others in which diversity is celebrated.
'However, instead of continuing an endless discussion about the type of institutions to give to the EU, sometimes an excuse for inaction, we must ask ourselves what we really want from Europe.
'And strive to give Europe greater economic growth, less unemployment and more innovation.'
Mr Blair's intervention comes as the Prime Minister was warned he will get nothing else from EU leaders as France digs in over City regulation and Eastern Europe rebels over migrant benefits.
The Prime Minister will travel back to Brussels tomorrow for a crucial summit he hopes will allow him to formally call the referendum as soon as Friday night.
But ahead of what could be all-night talks, Mr Cameron will be forced to defend his draft deal on several fronts.
EU Council president Donald Tusk has warned the leaders will have to 'walk an extra mile' to conclude the deal, while Polish Europe Minister Konrad Szymanski warned 'unless something changes we are in for a very long night'.

David Cameron, pictured in Brussels yesterday, is due back at talks on Britain's membership of the EU tomorrow as he hopes to conclude a deal
An English breakfast - which could become a brunch - has been planned in Brussels for Friday morning where the deal could be finalised.
Mr Cameron was said to be 'stressed' at yesterday's meetings in the European Parliament.
But following the latest talks, a new version of the agreement will emerge later today as behind the scenes discussions continue furiously until the EU leaders formally sit down tomorrow afternoon.
A review of every country's negotiating position, published in The Telegraph, have revealed Mr Cameron's last minute visit to Paris on Monday night has failed to resolve French issues.
It makes clear Mr Cameron can expect no additions to his agreement.
Francois Hollande has set out a series of red lines, including a bar on any veto of non-eurozone countries over the euro members.
Concessions to Britain must not 'affect the operation of the euro area', France has insisted.
A block of eastern European nations have raised a series of objections to the draft deal on migrants.
Czech Europe minister Tomas Prouza yesterday insisted changes must only apply to new migrants.
He said the deal must mean 'people already in the UK can play according to the existing rules'.
Sources told The Times some MEPs could be like 'monkeys with guns' when they get their hands on the deal - which will not happen until after the referendum.
Hungarian MEP Gyorgy Schopflin later told the BBC: 'I do like the idea of myself being a monkey with a gun.'
Even close allies such as Denmark, which is supportive of the deal, is eager to ensure the 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits is not picked up by other member states.

Tony Blair defends special relationship with Colonel Gaddafi

Tony Blair defends special relationship with Colonel Gaddafi

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GPs are prescribing £10,000-a-year drugs to wean punters off betting in a bid to tackle Britain's gambling epidemic

GPs are prescribing £10,000-a-year drugs to wean punters off betting in a bid to tackle Britain's gambling epidemic
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Naltrexone, costing £800 monthly per patient, usually given to drug addicts
Its use is now extended to compulsive gamblers unable to fight 'cravings'
First clinic to give out drug was National Problem Gambling Clinic, London
Figures show there are now more than 500,000 problem gamblers in Britain


GPs are prescribing the worst gambling addicts £10,000-a-year drugs in an attempt to tackle Britain's betting epidemic.
The medication naltrexone is usually given to those with severe drug and alcohol problems, at a monthly cost of £800 per patient.
But it was revealed today that it is now being used to help compulsive gamblers unable fight their 'cravings' - at a cost of thousands of pounds to the NHS.

GPs are prescribing the worst gambling addicts £10,000-a-year drugs in a bid to tackle Britain's betting epidemic
According to The Times, the first clinic to prescribe the drug was the National Problem Gambling Clinic in London, which handed the medication to a patient two months ago.
Last year, GPs referred almost 1,000 problem gamblers to the clinic.
Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, a researcher from the clinic, said: 'The medication is used to stop the most compulsive gamblers who are resistant to treatment. It helps stop craving.'


Recent figures show there are now more than half a million problem gamblers in Britain, indicating the impact of the expanding industry.
Meanwhile, calls to GamCare, the country's leading helpline which offers counselling to addicts, rose by one third last year.

According to the charity, half of the 40,000 people who called the helpline were suffering either financial difficulty or relationship breakdown as a result of gambling.
The worrying statistics have led campaigners to accuse ministers of allowing the gambling industry to spiral out of control, despite links to mental health problems, family breakdown and crime.
Their main argument centres around fixed-odds betting terminals, dubbed the 'crack cocaine' of gambling, which cause untold misery by allowing users to stake £100 a time on games including roulette and poker.
In the past five years, the number of people addicted to FOBTs has jumped more than 50 per cent.
FOBTs were introduced on to Britain’s high streets a decade ago after tax reforms by then Chancellor Gordon Brown left a loophole in the law.
The machines were initially declared illegal by the Labour Government on the basis that roulette bets may only be made in a casino.
However it backed down after bookmakers argued that since the ‘spin of the wheel’ was made offshore in tax havens such as Gibraltar, such machines should be allowed.
Under new controls introduced last April, players now have to seek permission from staff to stake more than £50.

Figures show there are now more than half a million problem gamblers in Britain, while calls to the country's leading helpline GamCare, which offers counselling to addicts, rose by a third last year (posed by model)
But figures obtained last month by the Fairer Gambling campaign group reveal that Ladbrokes alone now makes more than £1,000 per week per machine – up 9 per cent in just one year.
Ladbrokes said its growth came mainly from £2 stakes and it took responsible gambling very seriously. But Adrian Parkinson from Fairer Gambling said the rise in profits showed that self-regulation had failed.
Paddy Power’s weekly FOTB profits went up 4 per cent from £1,319 in the first six months of 2014 to £1,373 in the first six months of 2015.
And at Coral, profits went from £957 to £986 between the first nine months of 2014 and 2015 – up 3 per cent.
Last year, David Cameron’s former speechwriter, Claire Foges, urged him to clamp down on the ‘fiendishly seductive’ machines in an article for the Mail.

Fixed-odds betting terminals (pictured) cause untold misery by allowing users to stake £100 a time on games including roulette and poker
Miss Foges, the Prime Minister’s former speechwriter, wrote that FOBTs were ‘sirens on the rocks to the weak-willed’.
In 2011, MPs previously launched a contentious year-long investigation into the betting trade.
In that report, MPs called on the Government to relax rules restricting gambling venues and machines.
HOW NALTREXONE DRUG WORKS
In order to work, addictive drugs stimulate brain receptors and produce a euphoric feeling.
Naltrexone is attracted to the same receptors. Once it has latched on to them, the drugs have no effect and negate the 'high' feeling that makes users want to take them.
The medicine is not a cure for addiction but is used as part of programme for addicts that may include counseling, support group meetings and other treatment.
The culture, media and sport select committee said councils should be able to allow more gambling machines in betting shops and casinos. The MPs also said the Gambling Commission should charge operators lower fees.
But Tory MP Philip Davies, member of the culture, media and sport select committee, was later criticised for receiving more than £10,000 in benefits from companies with links to the gambling industry which he did not declare.
When campaigners said changing the rules would lead to problem gambling, Mr Davies called the viewpoint nonsensical in the Commons.
The Association of British Bookmakers said: 'The industry works closely with government and regulators on responsible gambling initiatives.'
A spokesman for the culture and media department said: 'We introduced strong gambling controls last Apirl. This includes putting an end to unsupervised stakes about £50 on FOBTs and giving more power to local authorities to stop new betting shops opening up in the area.'

The European Parliament can change David Cameron's EU deal AFTER Britain has its historic referendum on whether to stay In

The European Parliament can change David Cameron's EU deal AFTER Britain has its historic referendum on whether to stay In
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MEPs will vote on legislation for the deal but NOT before UK's referendum
The PM will try and finalise his deal with EU leaders at a summit this week
Expected to trigger a June referendum but MEPs will not vote until after
Any agreement will be binding on EU leaders but not the EU's parliament

The European Parliament could modify David Cameron's deal with the EU after Britain has voted on whether to stay in, it emerged today.
Downing Street insisted the agreement, which the Prime Minister is trying to finalise this week, would be 'legally binding' and 'lodged at the United Nations'.
But while the leaders of all 28 EU member states will have to sign up to the agreement before it is finished the European Parliament will still have to pass legislation to enact it - and MEPs will not be party to any legally binding deal.
The European Parliament will be asked to pass EU laws on the so-called 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits and reforms to how child benefit is paid to migrant workers.
It was made clear today the legislation will not be put to MEPs until after Britain's referendum - expected in June.
The potential roadblock to Mr Cameron's deal comes from the so-called 'co-decision' powers that hand the 751 MEPs veto powers over certain laws.
Mr Cameron is due to meet parliament president Martin Shulz in Brussels tomorrow as well as the leaders of two party groupings in the parliament.
But Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who claimed he had been due to meet the PM in Brussels, said Mr Cameron had 'run away
Mr Cameron's official spokeswoman said today: 'What we have seen from a number of senior MEPs in the last few weeks, in particular since the draft decision was published by the European Council, is comment from MEPs saying they want to work with us on these areas.


'The facts are that in a number of areas such as those relating to social security and welfare spending you need the European Parliament involved in it.'
She added: 'Subsequent to the legally binding decision, which is a matter for heads of state and government, there are a number of proposals within it that will then be subject to the usual EU decision making procedures.
'Yes, the Prime Minister will clearly be looking for the European Parliament to make clear they will work with the UK to deliver on the solutions that are being discussed.

'But do they need to ratify the draft decision... it's a decision for the heads of government.'
Pressed on the timetable for finalising the reforms, the spokeswoman continued: 'There is a proposal on the table that will allow us to cut in work benefits to EU migrants.
'What we will be working on for this week is for all the European member states to sign up to that so that process can then be taken forward following a referendum depending on the decision of the British people.'

The European Commission will be responsible for bringing forward a regulation to implement the deal.
This regulation will then be debated and voted on by MEPs.
The reason MEPs vote after Britain's referendum is because the deal being negotiated by David Cameron will not come into force unless Britain votes to remain a member of the EU.
Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said: 'We will be looking for all countries in the European Parliament to deliver on that following the choice of the British people.'
She added: 'The legally binding decision will take force in international law, it makes very clear the commitment of all parties to deliver on those commitments and indeed to do so swiftly.'
The spokeswoman insisted we 'should not get into hypotheticals' adding senior MEPs had made clear they wanted to 'work with the UK to deliver on these reforms'.
WHY MEPS WILL GET A SAY ON BRITAIN'S DEAL: THE 'CODECISION' PROCEDURE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE EU MORE DEMOCRATIC

MEPs will debate and vote on aspects of Britain's deal with the EU as part of the normal legislative workings of the EU.
But crucially, because of the way Brussels works this will not happen until after Britain has held its referendum.
The agreement David Cameron hopes to strike will not become officially live until after Britain has voted to stay in. This is the trigger for implementing the agreement.
It means the 751-member European Parliament, pictured above, will get a say over the welfare aspects of the deal - the crucial components relating to the 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits and reforms to how child benefit works.
They are at the core of what is likely to be the deal Mr Cameron presents to the country next week as his recommendation Britain stays In the EU.
But unless they are carried by a vote of MEPs in what is known as the 'co-decision' or 'ordinary legislative procedure' they will not be adopted.
This requires both the European Council - made up of national government leaders - and the European Parliament to agree a decision.
Number 10 insisted today they has received assurances from senior MEPs about the passage of the new laws, adding the national governments of all member states will be signed up.

Britain condemns the attack on the town of Mandera in Kenya

The British government on Tuesday condemned the armed attack on the town of Mandera in northeast Kenya, which left 36 people dead.

The Minister for Africa Foreign Office James Dodrig "I am appalled," Tuesday "attacks in Mandera, Kenya province, killing 36 people, and in the town of Wajir, where one person was killed and many wounded," he said. "I would like to express my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died."

The minister continued, "there is no place for such violent acts which have no meaning in our societies, and the United Kingdom continues to stand by the Kenyan government in the fight against terrorism, and in their efforts to bring those responsible for these atrocities to justice, in accordance with international law."

It is noteworthy that young Somali extremist movement has claimed responsibility for the attack, vowing to launch other operations.

Found «drug» factory near the British police headquarters

Police found in the British South Wales area, near the headquarters of the plant to plant hemp used in drug production.

The news channel Sky News Arab News on Sunday, a spokesman for Britain's security forces as saying that the security forces have raided a store near their headquarters after they doubted in his order despite the fact that thermal survey done by a security helicopter did not find any suspicious activity there.

He pointed out that the security men found after the raid on the large amount of cannabis, which is used in the production of narcotic substances, adding that factory owners are now in custody, without referring to the number or any other specifics about their identity.

Britain joins Greece in protests against austerity

Britain joins Greece in protests against austerity


The Greek Parliament passed over a plan to implement new austerity
measures, but tensions still remain high. The residents continue to take to
the streets and wage protests, and no one can tell when the violence will stop. At the same time, more than half a million public sector workers are involved in protests against governmental plans to change their pensions and freeze pay in Britain. Meanwhile, debt ceiling talks are still underway in Washington but to no tangible success. The bad news is still trickling in: last week jobless claims were at approximately 428,000, meaning for the last 12 weeks jobless claims remained above 400,000. Charlie Veitch, the founder of the Love Police, joins RT's Kristine Frazao from London.

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Shock therapy for US?

Shock therapy for US?


Russia, Britain and other countries are using shocking anti drinking and drug ads to get people to change their ways. Maybe the US should take a lesson from these controversial tactics? Anti-Drug Campaigner Barbara Harris says sometimes shock and awe campaigns are exactly what people need to wake them up and change

China's economy will overtake US in two years

China's economy will overtake US in two years


Just ahead of the G20 summit, there is a new report which came out recently stating the United States' economy will be overtaken by China in the next two years. Should the American people be worried about their livelihoods? Economist Max Fraad Wolff says Americans should take a look at their clothes and see where they are made from, that should give people an idea of what is happening

UK students protest, US students apathetic

UK students protest, US students apathetic


Demonstrations in London descended into violent chaos today after 50,000 students took to the streets to protest higher university fees introduced as part of Britain's new austerity measures. Meanwhile, US students are paying much higher tuition costs, so why are students in America not taking to the streets to protest like their English counterparts? Student Activist Eugene Puryear believes the challenge for young Americans to reach the level of European protests.

EU pessimism vs. US optimism

EU pessimism vs. US optimism


Most Americans are optimistic for a financial turnaround and expect the US economy to rebound. However, England and the European Union aren't convinced and remain pessimistic about a recovery. Michel Chossudovsky from the Center for Research on Globalization says that most Europe countries are functional welfare states. They have public healthcare, pension funds as opposed to the US that does not and most of the services are privatized.

US economy: Don't be optimistic

US economy: Don't be optimistic


Across much of Europe there is skepticism and panic about the economy ever turning around, however in the United States people seem to be optimistic. Why is there such pessimism in Europe but not the US? Are Americans out of touch with reality? Economist Max Fraad Wolff from The New School says Americans have a weak safety net when it comes to employment, if you lose your job there are no federal benefits that are available in Europe.