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Is Britain's fast train project worth the investment?

by Stephen Beard
May 6, 2019
Rocketing cost projections are scaring off some observers.
A "Stop HS2" sign posted on a tree.
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Surviving Brexit, one seed at a time

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 29, 2019
In response to anxieties, Paolo Arrigo of Franchi Seeds is selling Brexit "survival kits." They're a hit.
Paolo Arrigo is the director of Franchi Seeds.
Courtesy of the BBC
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Brexit touches German funny bone

by Stephen Beard
Apr 19, 2019
Britain's handling of Brexit is seen as inept and funny by some Germans ... but not all.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel look at a tablet ahead of a European Council meeting on Brexit at the Europa Building at the European Parliament in Brussels on April 10.
KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images
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EU offers to extend Brexit deadline to Halloween

by Associated Press
Apr 10, 2019
British Prime Minister Theresa May still has to agree to the offer.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after a press conference following a special meeting of the European Council to endorse the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement on Nov. 25, 2018, in Brussels.
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The gym using Brexit as a motivational tool

by Stephen Beard
Apr 5, 2019
"Brexercise" is a hit.
Brexit is the leading source of frustration in the U.K., says Gymbox's Rory McEntee. "We wanted to provide an outlet for all the pent-up emotion."
Courtesy of Gymbox
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The London choir singing out against Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Apr 1, 2019
Raised Voices sings its opposition.
The Raised Voices political choir taking part in the anti-Brexit "People's Vote" rally in central London on March 23, 2019.
Mimisse Beard for Marketplace
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Navigating daily life in the face of Brexit

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 29, 2019
Freda Chisambi says she feels "really, really nervous."
Freda Chisambi works at the University of West London.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace
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U.K. lawmakers reject government's Brexit deal

by Associated Press
Mar 29, 2019
U.K. lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s divorce deal with the European Union for a third time.
Brexit supporters march in Fulham in the final leg of the March To Leave Rally on March 29, 2019 in London, England.
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Brexit wilts flower trade for one of Holland’s biggest buyers

by Victoria Craig
Mar 29, 2019
Related uncertainty has shaken the flower trade between the U.K. and Holland.
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What Brexit means for business

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 28, 2019
A market owner, cheesemonger and bookseller discuss living with uncertainty.
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