Brexit – What Can Be Learned from Greenland?
Maria Ackrén Although the ‘reverse Greenland’ model has often been cited as a possible means of Scotland remaining in the EU while the UK leaves, the situations facing Greenland then …
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Back to the Future with the Draft Referendum Bill
Peter Lynch The EU referendum result has fundamentally reshaped the Scottish independence debate, and the new draft referendum bill is a both political and practical step by the Scottish Government, …
Scotland in the Single Market, rUK Out – What Would It Take?
Kirsty Hughes In-Depth Analysis If Scotland is to remain in the Single Market while the rest of the UK leaves it, substantial political and technical challenges would need to be …
Six Unrealistic Brexit Expectations the UK Government Should Avoid
Anthony Salamone While the UK’s record on negotiating with the EU has been mixed, it is nevertheless nearing one of the largest and most important diplomatic endeavours in its history …
Drawing the Battle Lines: The Ongoing Standoff Between the UK Government and the ECHR
Dimitrios Kagiaros The UK government’s proposed derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights is based on inconsistent reasoning and would mark a departure from the justifications usually offered, writes …
Scotland and Brexit – Outlook Worsens as Options Narrow
Kirsty Hughes In-Depth Analysis Both hard Brexit and soft Brexit scenarios each present their own challenges for the UK, writes Kirsty Hughes. She suggests that, for Scotland, it is almost certain …
Theresa May’s Great Repeal Bill – A Scottish Own Goal?
Tobias Lock The Prime Minister’s outlining of the Great Repeal Bill to bring all EU law into UK law, to be sorted through later, has many elements of strategic thinking, …
While Europe’s Eye is Fix’d on Mighty Things: Implications of the Brexit Vote for Scotland
David Edward and Niamh Nic Shuibhne The variation in vote outcomes across the different parts of the UK in the EU referendum has brought existing constitutional questions to the fore, …
How Might Brexit Impact Britain’s Universities?
Brad MacKay The scenario under which the UK leaves the EU will have significant consequences for UK higher education, writes Brad MacKay. He argues that, while it may be possible …
Brexit and the Balkans: Implications for Future EU Enlargement
Eamonn Butler In-Depth Analysis The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has the potential to impact EU enlargement to the Western Balkans in a multitude of ways, writes Eamonn …