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LATEST COMMENT ON BREXIT:

After the fall: governing the UK in the post-May era
by Dr Andrew Blick, 13th June 2019

The European Elections: Signs of things to come for Brexit
by Brendan Donnelly, 31st May 2019

After Theresa May the deluge
by Brendan Donnelly, 20th May 2019

The very odd couple: Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
by Brendan Donnelly, 7th May 2019

European Elections in the UK: a Brexit turning-point?
by Brendan Donnelly, 17th April 2019

Brexit and Parliamentary “sovereignty”
by Dr Andrew Blick, 10th April 2019

Only a national government can prevent “no deal” Brexit
by Brendan Donnelly, 28th March 2019

 

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