Brexit boredom is one thing – but there’s a real problem when Britain’s leaders won’t even talk about Europe anymore

Jun 20, 2024 05:29 am UTC| Economy

British politics has, in recent years, been plagued by two competing forces when it comes to Europe. On one side, there is an understanding that the UK and the EU need to rub along, because of their proximity and...

Brexit: here's what happens next

Jan 31, 2020 04:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Anyone imagining that the UKs withdrawal from the European Union on January 31 might mean things will go quiet on the Brexit front, they are likely to be disappointed. It looks like 2020 will be just as packed as the past...

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal: what's in it and how is it different to Theresa May's version?

Oct 20, 2019 10:18 am UTC| Insights & Views

Against seemingly all the odds, we have a new Brexit deal. As an apparent vindication of UK prime minister Boris Johnsons strategy to ramp up the threat of a no-deal departure from the EU and to force concessions from...

Boris Johnson: what first speech as prime minister suggests is in store for Britain

Jul 28, 2019 11:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Boris Johnsons speech outside Number 10 Downing Street his first as prime minister of the United Kingdom was always going to be noteworthy. At last, a genuine Leaver at the head of government, rather than someone...

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Brexit deal sealed in Brussels: believe it or not, that was the easy bit

Nov 26, 2018 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

With the centenary of the end of World War I in November, there have been plenty of sombre occasions for European leaders of late. But perhaps none have been quite as sombre as the brief meeting to sign the withdrawal...

Chequers plan: why Theresa May’s Brexit blueprint is not quite dead

Sep 24, 2018 08:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The informal meeting of EU leaders in Salzburg on September 19 and 20 was not intended to be primarily about the UK or Brexit. The EU faces serious challenges around internal security and migration that come much higher up...