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13 10, 2020

Brexit: removing the connective tissue of the United Kingdom?
Brexit: removing the connective tissue of the United Kingdom?
Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Europe, Federalism, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, UK Devolution

Brexit: removing the connective tissue of the United Kingdom?

By Prof Andrew Blick|2020-11-14T12:25:11+00:00October 13th, 2020|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, Europe, Federalism, Federalism, Scotland, UK Constitution, UK Devolution|Tags: Brexit, Brexit and devolution, Brexit and Good Friday Agreement, Brexit and Northern Ireland, Brexit and Scotland, Brexit and Scottish independence, Brexit Union Britain, Brexit United Kingdom, British Constitution, British constitution Andrew Blick, British Union, Devolution, Dr Andrew Blick, Dr Andrew Blick King's College, landing page, Northern Ireland, Union of the UK|

The United Kingdom (UK) and what is now the European Union (EU) were intertwined for nearly half a century. Consequently, Brexit means more than the UK removing itself from the EU. It involves extracting the EU from the UK. The four years after the EU referendum of 23 June 2016 [...]

29 09, 2020

Brexit and Northern Ireland – a Different United Kingdom
Brexit and Northern Ireland – a Different United Kingdom
Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Devolution

Brexit and Northern Ireland – a Different United Kingdom

By Geoffrey Martin|2020-11-16T12:34:35+00:00September 29th, 2020|Categories: Brexit, Devolution, Europe, UK Devolution|Tags: A Shared Island, A Shared Island Ireland, Brendan Donnelly Brexit Ireland, Brexit, Brexit and Good Friday Agreement, European Union Brexit Ireland, Geoffrey Martin, Geoffrey Martin Brexit, Geoffrey Martin Northern Ireland, Good Friday Agreement, Good Friday Agreement Brexit, Good Friday Agreement Ireland, Ireland, Irish border Brexit, Irish question, no deal brexit ireland, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland and Brexit, Northern Ireland EU, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales|

Northern Ireland will mark 100 years of its existence on the 3rd of May 2021. Meantime the Government of the Republic has launched a radical new policy calling for “A Shared Island”. This new emphasis on SHARING points to a United Ireland as an aspiration rather than a policy. In [...]