Brexit in the Supreme Court – here's what it all means
Dec 05, 2016 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
The UK supreme court is hearing argument in one of the most important cases to be decided by British judges. Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union concerns the question of whether the British...
Heathrow, Brexit and a pointless political suicide – that Richmond by-election in full
Dec 04, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The 2016 Richmond Park by-election must surely be one of the most frivolous and pointless instances of political suicide in recent British political history. Conservative incumbent Zac Goldsmith should perhaps be...
Does the UK Supreme Court have enough power?
Dec 04, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Supreme Court is about to embark on a politically momentous and contentious case. On December 5 it will begin hearing the governments appeal against a High Court ruling which said parliament must pass legislation to...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Paying for EU access is an option
Dec 01, 2016 11:02 am UTC| Commentary
The United Kingdoms Brexit secretary has suggested that paying for access could be an option for the United Kingdom to gain access to the European Union single market. When asked by Labor MP Wayne David in the parliament...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: War of words indicate ‘no quarter’ from EU
Nov 30, 2016 09:57 am UTC| Commentary
British MPs accused the European Commission of creating uncertainties by refusing to provide clarity on the future of the UK citizens living in the European Union and by not providing guarantees on the status of those...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Dijsselbloem talks tough on Brexit negotiation
Nov 29, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Commentary
After European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi warned yesterday speaking to the parliament that Brexit has brought the sovereignty of the Eurozone, which should seek to repatriate certain types of financial...
Could an end to corporate tax help Britain's Brexit-burdened finances?
Nov 26, 2016 02:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
For many of us small government liberals who thought that, however flawed the European project is, the UK was better off staying inside it, there was one Brexit argument that resonated. This was the promise that once it...
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