by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 29, 2016 | Opinion
One of Winston Churchill’s inspired quotes is: “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter”. How true this is in the light of the UK’s European Union membership referendum. The ‘Leave’ campaign won the day thanks to a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 25, 2016 | World
A few days after voting to leave the European Union, over 1.5 million Britons and UK residents had signed a petition calling for a second vote, forcing lawmakers to at least consider a debate on the issue. The petition on the British parliament website was posted...