Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
January 19, 2017
Dutch Finance Minister 'Bewildered' by Brexit Specifics | Davos 2017
From the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem tells the FT's Katie Martin that he liked Theresa May's general approach to Brexit negotiations but he is bewildered on the specific terms.