Politicians increasingly appear on television shows in roles we wouldn’t ordinarily expect – dancing, cooking, firing prospective employees. Jack Corbett, Matt Wood and Matt Flinders, in a recent article, explore how the social construction of celebrity can help to explain the rise of the ‘celebrity politician’ – most notably President-elect Donald Trump.
Political leaders have always been confronted by a […]
A single vote will take us out of the EU, quite possibly without Parliament’s explicit consent. Davina Cooper asks whether a referendum based purely on individual Leave/Remain votes was the best we can do – or whether a more deliberative system, which would demand more engagement from the public, could produce a more considered outcome.
A fight has been raging since Brexit over […]
In the Brexit negotations, Britain should prioritise getting a good deal from the EU over getting a speedy one. Now it’s more important than ever to embrace free trade and open our economy to the world, writes Simon Walker.
Almost five months on from the EU referendum, politicians are still coming to terms with the complexity of legally disentangling the […]
The High Court has ensured the government cannot trigger Brexit without parliamentary approval, write Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, Geoffrey Nice QC, Ben Chigara, Julian Petley, Ignacio de la Rasilla and Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt, on behalf of the Britain in Europe think tank. If the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, MPs and peers now have a responsibility to scrutinise the government’s plans and not […]
How should the European Union react to the decision of the British people to withdraw from the union? This is the question that has been at the centre of the political debate in Europe since the Brexit vote. Paul De Grauwe outlines a future scenario in which the EU could succeed after Brexit. He contends the union must address discontent with the type of […]
Will the European Court of Justice get involved in the Supreme Court’s deliberations about Article 50? It’s quite possible, says Steve Peers. He explains why and how the justices might decide to seek a ruling from the ECJ. The question of whether Article 50 can be revoked is key: if it is reversible, Brexit wouldn’t necessarily lead to the removal […]
On 3 November, the Divisional Court upheld a legal challenge brought against the government by Gina Miller and others, and ruled that the government cannot use the royal prerogative to trigger Article 50 EU Treaty, and so leave the EU, without reference to Parliament. The Court’s judgment means that the process must be subject to full parliamentary control and […]
Despite the fact that most parliamentarians, business leaders and even Brexiters themselves don’t want it, Anand Menon argues we are heading for a hard Brexit – thanks both to the relatively good performance of the economy, the intransigence of public opinion about migration and the fact EU leaders want to deter populist movements.
What sort of Brexit might the government […]
Many commentators have ascribed Donald Trump’s success to working-class ‘losers from globalisation’ living in rustbelt towns, who have suffered job losses and stagnating wages. But Eric Kaufmann argues that, as with Brexit, there’s little evidence that the vote had much to do with personal economic circumstances. The true driver of support for Trump is a preference for order over novelty and a consequent […]
The High Court ruling on Article 50 and the government’s plans to appeal the judgment to the Supreme Court, which will probably hear it at the beginning of December, have significant implications for the kind of Brexit that may take place, and indeed may affect whether it takes place at all. Niccolo Milanese argues this is the case because, for the […]
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