In this cartoon, Geneva-based political cartoonist Rachel Berman for Le News, looks at Britain’s vote to leave the EU from a Swiss perpective. Switzerland has spent more than two years trying to cut a deal with Brussels after 50.3% of Swiss voters decided to limit immigration from the EU. The EU is showing no sign […]
Brexit in pictures – cartoons and photos that save many words
Creative types around the world are finding ways to express what happened when 51.9% of British voters voted to leave the EU. Here is a selection: Brexit expressed with food #Brexit in one photo… pic.twitter.com/Ea6esAvI0t — Keith Richburg (@keithrichburg) June 24, 2016 Cartoons from Geneva-based cartoonist Patrick Chappatte #Brexit If Britain closes its doors… – […]
Britain votes to leave EU
All of the votes have been counted. 51.9% of the votes were for “leave”. Voter turnout was 72.2%. Voting was divided. Scotland (62.0% remain) and Northern Ireland (55.8% remain) voted too stay, while England (53.4% leave) and Wales (52.5% leave) voted to leave. In the markets, the pound dropped as low as 1.32 US dollars, […]
Swiss stocks tumble and franc rises on Brexit fears
17 June 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to post one of its largest falls since February this week as growing uncertainty around the result of Britain’s referendum on its membership of the 28-nation European Union bloc led to a global sell-off […]
