The lovely thing about long walks is that they give you time to think, to join your physical movement with metaphysical wanderings through the things that occupy your life. It’s often a time when you have a bright idea, that makes sense as the sunlight filters through the leaves and warm air of spring fills […]
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The following blog piece anticipates a paper I will be giving at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs on 20 April and which appears on the conference website. Conversation with Sir Michael Aaronson on Biafra April 4, 2017 This is an interview carried out by Victoria Avis with Michael Aaronson, who will be […]
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Today’s an important one in the Brexit saga. With the submission of formal notification to begin Article 50 negotiations, the UK has crossed an important threshold that cannot be easily crossed, whatever the legalities. It also matters because it represents the final opportunity for the UK to shape the agenda of that process. This cannot […]
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As the UK prepares to submit its notification to withdraw from the EU tomorrow, I’ve made an infographic to list some of the ways in which the two year process might not result in a negotiated exit. It’s very rough and ready, so do please let me know if you have suggestions on changes. And […]
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Seeing as we’re nearly at the second phase of Brexit – the negotiations for departure – it’s an opportune moment to tell you that I’ve started podcasting again, with a guide to the Article 50 timeline. Quite apart from the underlining that ‘two years’ isn’t really two years – maybe one and a bit years, once you take […]
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