Islands in the scheme: a Britain-EU deal
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 25 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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| 1:05.6 | The Economist. |
| 1:16.2 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:17.4 | I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:18.8 | And I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:23.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:32.3 | We talk a lot about millennials, Gen Z, even baby boomers. But one cohort that gets less of a look in is Generation X, those born between 1965 and |
| 1:38.3 | 1980. |
| 1:39.3 | And apparently they're having a tough time of it. |
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