For many, the vote was an expression of ethnic solidarity, rather than an endorsement of a set of policy ideas.

ECONOMIST: South Africa

So far there has been no expression of interest from England or Scotland in following the international lead set in a tiny town in rural mid-Wales by a charity that does not have a phone line and makes all its calls on Skype.

BBC: Charity reaches rainforest goal

Submitting an Expression of Interest by the set date (9 January 2015) does NOT also stand as submitting a formal application, such applications follow a separate process and are due on February 9 2015.

UNESCO: Marking UNESCO's seventh decade