Spain’s Rajoy Pours Cold Water on Scottish EU Hopes
The Spanish leader worries about setting a precedent for Catalan separatists.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
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The outcome of Britain’s EU referendum has convinced many in the party Jeremy Corbyn must be removed.
Obama Gets Economic Challenge Right, Regulations Wrong
The president is right we need a new social compact, but he still underestimates the impact of regulation.
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