Enlargement and exit: The origins of Article 50
While it is sometimes compared to a federal superstate, the European Union is different from most federations in that it contains an exit clause: Article 50. But how did Article 50 come to be? Based on a new study, Martijn Huysmans provides a theoretical and empirical account of its origins in the 2002-03 Convention on the Future of Europe.
The […]
The left-wing case for a second referendum: Labour’s obligations to members
The left-wing case for a second referendum: Labour’s obligations to members
The Labour Party’s leadership has so far refused to take steps towards seeking a second referendum. Now is the time to break the latest Brexit deadlock by honouring the party’s conference commitments and by sharing responsibility with members, argues Lea Ypi, and discusses what a second referendum ought to be about.
In assessing the left-wing case for a second EU […]