This article was first published by the Dahrendorf Forum. With Brexit day finally upon us, Iain Begg reflects upon the past and future of the UK’s relationship with the EU, concluding that, whilst in many ways it may be ‘over’, the UK is still far from ‘out’. Finally, it happened: [...]
Leaders and Laggards among Small EU States by David GowEditor of Sceptical.scot, Senior Adviser at Social Europe and Senior Adviser at Acumen Public Affairs. He is former European Business Editor of The Guardian and worked for The Scotsman and London Weekend Television. 30th January 2020 This article was first published by the Scottish Centre [...]
This article was first published by sceptical.scot “Scotland is going to leave on January 31 and, assuming no extension to the transition period, Scotland will be out, out, out by the end of the year.” These blunt words from a senior European official, said without rancour or regret, encapsulate a [...]
by Dr Kirsty HughesDirector of the Scottish Centre on European Relations 14th January 2020 This article was first published by Scottish Centre on European Relations In just two weeks, the UK will leave the EU – a huge damaging folly, irreversible in the next few years. And, as Boris Johnson [...]
by Roger CasaleFounder and Secretary-General of New Europeans and Former Member of the UK Parliament 13th January 2020 This article was first published in The Brussels Times. “The habit-forming pain, Mismanagement and grief, We must suffer them all again” W.H.Auden, from the poem 1st September 1939 The plight of EU [...]
by Graham BishopConsultant on EU integration;Founder of grahambishop.com 14th January 2020 This article was first published on Euractiv Having watched many crises brew up during my decades in the financial markets, there are now some eerie parallels with earlier cycles that are increasingly concerning. Policymakers say they have learnt the [...]
by Ira Straus Chair, Center for War-Peace Studies 13th January 2020 It’s a new world in UK-EU relations. All -- Europeanists, federalists, the EU itself -- have to find their bearings in it. All have to refocus on the tasks most relevant for the future. So also do all who [...]
The economic costs of separatism and the strategic costs of contagion by Ira Straus Chair, Center for War-Peace Studies 6th January 2020 While there is much discussion in London of the economic and administrative consequences of Brexit, there is little similarly detailed discussion of the possible consequences of Scottish independence. [...]
This article was written by Professor Graham Room, University of Bath, in response to Brendan Donnelly's blog Brexit: The end of the beginning. Please see below for Brendan's reply. Brexit Beyond the Election Professor Graham RoomUniversity of Bath20th December 2019 There is wide agreement that the UK General Election held [...]
As the General Election approaches, my greatest fears are now materialising - the Brexit Conservative Party will likely be re-elected with a functioning majority to take the UK out of the EU with an economically and financially-sapping withdrawal deal and no prospect of a free trade agreement with the EU [...]
