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Clinton vs Trump
During previous American presidential elections, this website has published analyses and reports of the candidates and their policy proposals. It may be a domestic election but it has implications for […]
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Who needs a trade deal?
Debate rages, in the House of Commons and elsewhere, about what remains after Britain leaves the EU. (OK, debate doesn’t particularly rage in the House of Commons, but it needs […]
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The biggest lie
At an event to analyse the implications of the Brexit vote and try to predict what comes next. One question from the audience – what was the biggest lie told […]
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Europe gives Scotland another chance
Interesting that the EU referendum on 23 June gives a new lease of life to the case for Scottish independence. It was Europe that was the cause of its failure […]
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Can MPs vote against article 50?
Being played out in court at the moment is a case regarding the powers of parliament. Does the government have the constitutional right to trigger British departure from the EU […]
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See you in court
I am having difficulty explaining to people from other countries what’s going on in the High Court at the moment. There is a case brought by Gina Miller, a fund […]
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In praise of hard Brexit
It is now 16 weeks since the referendum on 23 June. Since then, according to that bus, we have given £5.6 billion to the EU, which Gisela Stuart, among others, […]
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Europe and the people: Examining the EU’s democratic legitimacy (26 October 2016)
In the wake of the British vote to leave the EU, this conference will examine concerns across Europe around the democratic legitimacy of EU institutions and the European project as […]
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A quick decision
I was asked the other day by a Leave-supporting politician whether business wanted a quick decision. The doubt about Brexit hard or soft must be difficult for you, he said: […]
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On leaving the European Union
If I had to pick a period of time to be out of politics for various personal reasons, I couldn’t really have chosen a worse few years than those just […]