Islands in the scheme: a Britain-EU deal
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The Economist
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🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
A “reset” with the bloc is merely a first step in maintaining relations. We ask what is in this week’s deal. Millennials and Gen Z get all the media attention—but spare a thought for Gen X, who have actually had it pretty rough (9:25). And Nvidia’s graphics cards used to set the bar—but its latest offerings have failed to impress gamers (16:44).
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. |
| 0:10.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:15.2 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:16.7 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:24.9 | We talk a lot about millennials, Gen Z, even baby boomers. |
| 0:29.6 | But one cohort that gets less of a look in is Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1980. |
| 0:37.2 | And apparently, they're having a tough time of it. |
| 0:40.3 | And, Invidia had a very lucky break. |
| 0:45.3 | It did great work in graphics cards for video games, |
| 0:48.3 | which turned out to be really good at doing AI. |
| 0:51.3 | But its latest generation of cards aimed specifically at gamers, |
| 0:56.0 | not their finest work. |
| 0:58.0 | But first... |
| 1:06.0 | After a nasty breakup, it takes a long time before you can sit down and have a productive conversation with your ex. |
| 1:17.6 | In Britain's case, five years. |
| 1:20.6 | This is the first UK-EU summit. It marks a new era in our relationship. |
| 1:28.3 | The heads of the European Commission and the European Council joined Prime Minister Sir |
| 1:33.1 | Kier Starrmer in London yesterday for what was billed as a reset. The resulting deal covers |
| 1:39.5 | all kinds of ground, high-level defence cooperation and whether Brits can use electronic passport gates |
| 1:45.6 | in the EU. |
| 1:47.6 | Predictably, those with Brexit regrets welcomed closer ties and clearer terms. |
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