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In this video, we’re going to try to figure out why Europe is apparently so keen for the UK to rejoin the EU.

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Burnham’s comments about rejoining the EU
https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/andy-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2026/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu

Reaction from European leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/30/macron-welcome-back-burnham-suggestion-uk-could-rejoin-eu
https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-and-sanchez-say-uk-would-be-welcome-back-in-eu/
https://www.ft.com/content/3d4354d0-7273-49c3-89ce-38dcabd6bd7b?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Polling on Brits’ feelings about Brexit
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds

EU ‘tiered’ membership structure
https://youtu.be/8bSqM3u-H4A?si=L_8KMbGEIqa2-52F

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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at why the student protests in France started in the first place, why they’ve been so polarising, and what they mean for French politics.

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Assemblée Nationale report: https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/16/rapports/cion-cedu/l16b1974_rapport-information#_Toc256000005
OECD PISA report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2025-results-volume-i-country-notes_2d4ff9ea-en/france_6d229453-en.html#section-d1e136
X posts:
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2105649544180416884
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2105612628135498176/video/1
https://x.com/amnestyfrance/status/2106036540254097497

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European industry has fared well in 2026, with the most recent data suggesting that manufacturing output has reached a 55-month high. We take a look at the causes and what they could mean for the future.

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In this video, we’re going to try to answer the all important question: could France actually default?

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France/EU fiscal data
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-debt-to-gdp
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-22012026-ap
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.worldgovernmentbonds.com/spread/france-10-years-vs-germany-10-years/
https://www.investing.com/rates-bonds/france-cds-5-years-usd-streaming-chart
https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/gdp
https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/government-debt-to-gdp
https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp
https://data.ecb.europa.eu/data/datasets/GFS/GFS.Q.N.IT.W0.S13.S1._Z.B.B9P._Z._Z._Z.XDC_R_B1GQ_CY._Z.S.V.CY._T?chart_props=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%3D

Melenchon on defaulting
https://www.ft.com/content/1b416427-0e86-40c0-9536-c31d76635313?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/25/far-left-melenchon-on-track-for-presidential-face-off-against-le-pen-poll-suggests

French parliament composition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-20/blow-to-macron-as-far-left-keeps-key-french-parliament-post

On potential ECB intervention
https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2106041147567047152

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Diesel prices continue skyrocketing up, and, with the US being hit harder than most, Trump is looking for a solution in Europe. In this video, we’re taking a look at the diesel crisis, why Trump has been pressuring Europe to release diesel inventories and why Europe might regret bailing him out.

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