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15 Dec, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Curiously Erasmus+ covers NZ, Canada, Australia, the US, Brazil etc.
That said: The UK has a strong university sector. Particularly the big names have strong connections worldwide. That definitely applies to KCL.
But please refrain from commenting something something global Britain. Your fictional idea of global glory is not an existing global program.
And yes. I support programs everywhere. I have strong ties to Latin America, the US etc. But traveling in Europe helped me and did not prevent me from making these ties.
Quite apart from the fact that limiting the U.K. outlook only to countries where English is spoken is not my idea of Global Britain. Thrive. Learn a fifth language.

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And so I apologize. The description of the ratchet clause in the article is wrong - I stand by what I wrote factually, but that's bound to happen in today's world of how journalists are briefed and it's not embarrassing.
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That is WRONG. What is the ratchet clause?
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This includes enormously qualified outstanding lawyers - including judges in apex courts. International law already is a specialized field, international trade law is a specialty within a specialty. /3
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