It hasn’t actually been too long since I last wrote one of these Brupdates, but, since then, all hell has broken loose in the UK. This may sound like an episode of House of Cards, but, The Commons, under the…
Tag: Brexit
Brexit Update: We’re Heading for No Deal
Sound the Brexit klaxon! I’ve now come to the conclusion that I’ve been overly optimistic in these updates! Within the last fortnight, I’ve concluded that the UK is probably going to drop out of the EU without a deal. It’ll…
Brexit Update: More Uncertainty to Come
It’s a wiser man than I who can predict just what on earth will happen next in British politics. Not so long ago, I wrote about what I believed a Boris Johnson premiership could do to/for Brexit. It wasn’t exactly…
Brexit Paralysis: What Happens Next?
Brexit is being consumed by its own clichés. Freedom of Movement must end! cries Theresa May. Yet the Brexit-Ultras are outraged that doing so is reciprocal. We want control of our own laws and money! cries Theresa May. Yet some…
Brexit: How the EU and UK Misunderstand Each Other
The difficulty of the Brexit negotiations arises mainly from misunderstandings on both sides. However, with the UK becoming significantly more realistic, the possibility of no deal is no longer at stake. Recently, the Brexit negotiations have seen major progress. The…
Continue reading Brexit: How the EU and UK Misunderstand Each Other
Federalism(s) – Not All Pro-Europeans Think Alike
For a long time, I have noticed that, when discussing their common ideals, it seems that Federalists are not talking about the same thing – especially so when it comes to economics. Recently however, the different responses of European Federalists…
Continue reading Federalism(s) – Not All Pro-Europeans Think Alike
Musings From a Novice Campaigner
If, one year ago, you had told me that I would be campaigning alongside Liberal Democrat candidate Bobby Dean in my university’s home constituency of Lewisham and Deptford, I would have been inclined to laugh in your face. One year…
Brexit: Theresa May’s Bluff
**Cet article a été publié initialement en français. Vous pouvez trouver la version française ici: contrepoints.org/2017/02/14/280920-brexit-bluff-de-theresa-may** Theresa May has thus decided: the UK will be facing a hard Brexit, by leaving the European single market – an area of more than 500…
Brexit from an IN-campaigner’s perspective – Ab Brightman
On June the 23rd I finally fell into bed at 2am, after finishing the final preparations for our Get Out The Vote operation in Oxford with the rest of the Liberal Democrat IN campaign team. Exhausted but wired for the…
Continue reading Brexit from an IN-campaigner’s perspective – Ab Brightman
Brexit: Alvise Pérez’s Perspective from Leeds, England
Ver más abajo para la versión española de esta entrevista. / See below for the Spanish version of this interview. The potential exit of United Kingdom from the European Union (generally referred to as Brexit) would not just affect British…
Continue reading Brexit: Alvise Pérez’s Perspective from Leeds, England