by David GowEditor of Sceptical.scot 5th November 2019 This article was first published on SCER. Tactical voting is the talk of the town, say the broadcast, print and social media, as the UK heads for its third general election in under five years on December 12. Much scratching of heads [...]
by Dr Kirsty HughesDirector of the Scottish Centre on European Relations 5th November 2019 This article was first published by SCER. The election in Scotland looks set to be about both independence and Brexit – more so than in 2017. And while the pro-union parties – the Tories, Labour and [...]
by Ira StrausChair, Center for War-Peace Studies* 31st October 2019 Were amendments to election procedure needed for this election’s legitimacy? Which amendments would themselves be legitimate or illegitimate? The conflation of the upcoming general election with Brexit undermines the legitimacy of the election. The election is really a referendum on [...]
by John Leech, Council Member, The Federal Trust 25th October 2019 The People’s Vote would be the third time that the British public has been asked for their opinion on membership of a united Europe: In 1975, two years after joining the European Communities, to confirm that act; in 2016, [...]
by Ira StrausChair, Center for War-Peace Studies 22nd October 2019 What has gotten into Juncker and Macron? Will they go on promoting Brexit? Or can Macron go back to his better, long-extension idea? People who are friends of the EU, many of them longstanding fans of both Juncker and Macron, [...]
by Ira StrausChair, Center for War-Peace Studies 21st October 2019 There was one fully justified Red Line buried amidst Theresa May’s long list of them: that no agreement is permissible that would draw a dividing line within the United Kingdom (see The meaning of Theresa May’s one legitimate Red Line). [...]
by Roger CasaleFounder and Secretary-General of New Europeans and Former Member of the UK Parliament 16th October 2019 This article was first published on Euro Babble. The Brexit debate in the UK has never been about reason and logic. For many protagonists on both sides of the argument, it is [...]
by Dr Kirsty Hughes Director, Scottish Centre on European Relations 13th October 2019 This article was first published by Scottish Centre on European Relations With the end of October approaching, an intense, highly political two weeks is set to play out. Brexit’s constant companion, uncertainty, remains as present as ever. [...]
by Dr Denis MacShaneFormer MP and UK Minister for Europe 9th October 2019 In Simon Heffer’s new first world war 900 page history - “Staring at God” - he describes the coupon election hysteria of a century ago Lloyd George and the Conservatives called the election held in December 1918 [...]
by Ira Straus Chair, Center for War-Peace Studies 20th September 2019 The answer, in simplified form, is yes. Parliament can stop it. The bigger question is, “Will it be stopped?” The deed is not easy and the time for it is short. “The coup” means here, the Government’s efforts at [...]
