As you’d probably expect – given my assorted responsibilities – I’ve managed to be out of the UK for most of the past fortnight. Sure, I’ve been talking about Brexit for all that time, but being away from the maelstrom does change things somewhat (and not just because I get to turn down opportunities to […]
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Given the momentous events of the past week, I’d like to look in a little more detail at some of the changes we’ve seen, and reflect on their consequences. Prorogation and Parliament I’d written a blog on prorogation on the day the news broke about it.[1] It might seem an arcane parliamentary tool, but prorogation […]
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Part of me is surprised that it took until now for me to get overtaken by events. Yesterday morning I was recording a podcast outside the monastery where the Treaty of Lisbon was signed in 2007, but by the time I could get to sufficiently useful wifi, Parliament had moved on enough for there to […]
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The fitful progress of Brexit produces natural rhythms of activity. The summer lull, followed by the autumn rush/panic. Hard to believe that less than a year ago we were having the Salzburg summit and wondering whether any text of a Withdrawal Agreement could be produced at all. Simple times. And now we get to look […]
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There’s much to consider from Boris Johnson’s first half-day in office, but let’s focus on a central question: what is his Brexit policy? At one level, this is perfectly clear: the UK must leave the EU on 31 October, “no ifs, no buts”, ideally with a deal, but without one if necessary. But this is […]
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