Ronan McCrea, Professor of Constitutional and European Law, UCL, illustrates how the choke points in the British constitutional system led a Conservative minority to sideline majority preferences over the form of Brexit. Continue reading How Empowering Party Members Produced a Brexit the Voters Didn’t Want
UCL academics from a variety of perspectives reflect on the results of the US Election. Continue reading European Reflections on the US Elections
Brexit, tactical voting, the unity of the United Kingdom… The 12 December election is like no other in many ways. Our colleagues from across UCL offer their thoughts on how to approach the first winter poll since 1923.
Read below our round-up of comments to prepare yourself for the upcoming vote.
Continue reading “How to Navigate the 2019 General Election: Views from UCL”
With the Brexit debate constantly focused on the political saga and developments in the UK, we continue to forget that it takes two to tango. Seven of our experts offer their reflections on the current Brexit impasse, from the perspective of the EU and its Member States.
Continue reading “What’s next for Brexit: views from Europe”
Ronan McCrea argues that the crisis of trust between Ireland and the UK could peak under a Johnson premiership, as the backstop will be again the main negotiation point this autumn. Irish authorities would be torn between two damaging solutions (scrapping the backstop or no deal) and the room for compromise is getting extremely limited. To Irish observers of the Brexit process, the Tory leadership contest may … Continue reading If Boris is at the wheel, Brexit will take a very dramatic turn
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