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Britain’s wartime generation are almost as pro-EU as millennials
There is a significant difference in opinion on Brexit between different age groups in the UK, with older citizens generally exhibiting more negative attitudes toward the EU than younger ones. But as...
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The success of Erasmus+ will be very difficult to replicate
In the general confusion surrounding Britain’s relationship with the EU, the Erasmus+ programme has been a casualty. Anne Corbett (LSE) looks at the programme’s origins in the 1950s and the lessons...
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Quick take: the EU’s irrational position on the Brexit backstop
The EU would apparently prefer the UK to fall into no deal rather than compromising on the Northern Ireland backstop, writes Simon Witney (LSE). The stand-off could end if the EU were prepared to...
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From cautious member to bold leader? The Netherlands and EU after Brexit
Brexit has caused concern in Europe about further defections, but Lisa ten Brinke (Dahrendorf Forum, LSE) argues it has had the opposite effect – at least in the Netherlands. The causes and...
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Is Brexit the will of the people? The answer is not quite that simple
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has repeatedly asserted that Brexit is “the will of the British people”, and that the government, therefore, has a duty to “deliver” it. But is Brexit really the will...
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Brexit lessons from the Silesian backstop of 1919-25
The Northern Irish backstop proposal is complex – but it is not unprecedented, writes Thea Don-Siemion (LSE). The Treaty of Versailles established arrangements to prevent a hard border between Germany...
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Not always so Eurosceptic: Britain and the inter-war dream of European unity
Britain has not always been reluctant to countenance European unity. Tommaso Milani (LSE) recalls the intellectual impetus for a European community in the inter-war period, which was driven by a desire...
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Interview with Christian Lequesne: there will be no more Brexit extensions...
Christian Lequesne is a professor of European politics at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and one of the foremost French commentators on UK politics. He spoke to Roch...
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LSE Continental Breakfast 16: Europe for the many? Realising left-wing...
Can the EU deliver on the left-wing promise of a “Europe for the many”? The LSE’s 16th Continental Breakfast addressed four key left-wing policy areas: macroeconomic policy, local socioeconomic...
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How will Brexit affect the EP elections in the EU27?
Brexit is not a major issue for people voting in the European Parliament elections in the rest of the EU. But Britain’s struggle to leave the EU may make staying in the bloc more attractive, says Sara...
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Campaigning leaflets from the first European Parliament election in 1979
LSE Library curator Daniel Payne shares some of his favourite images from the first European Parliament elections in 1979. The first ever European Parliament elections were held 40 years ago, with an...
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Long read: Does the EU stop Britain from using state aid to help its economy?
Some argue that when it is no longer constrained by the EU’s state aid rules, Britain will be able to pursue a more interventionist economic strategy. Kitty Stewart (LSE) asks whether this claim stacks...
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Maastricht debate 2019: a second scramble for Africa?
The EU, the UK and China all want to pursue interests in Africa. In a post-Brexit world, this may lead to even greater rivalry. To prevent a neo-colonial “scramble for Africa,” the EU should now follow...
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WTO rules OK? Not any more
Many Brexiteers see the WTO as a desirable framework for the UK’s trade. Donald Trump dislikes it. Steven Woolcock (LSE) explains how the WTO has been undermined by outdated rules, US trade policy and...
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The dawn of a Europe of many visions: what the election manifestos tell us...
Last week’s European elections may have been the dawn of a Europe of many visions. At least this is what the European election manifestos tell us about the potentiality for conflict, paralysis, and...
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How the post-Brexit pound has hurt Britain’s workers
The unexpected result of the Brexit referendum, working through the rapid depreciation of sterling, has hurt British workers. Rui Costa, Swati Dhingra and Stephen Machin (LSE) show that the big drop in...
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Less energy for the energy sector? There is major disruption ahead to both...
Alexandra-Maria Bocse (LSE) looks at the impact of Brexit on investment in renewables, on energy efficiency and on connections between the EU and the UK energy markets. She writes that the negative...
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Electoral hostility: politically driven conflicts between people are...
A study of the 2019 European Parliament election campaign indicates that electoral hostility is no longer the reserve of public attitudes towards political elites, but is also manifesting animosity...
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Who really won the UK European elections? A tale of two stories, and what...
The results of the European Parliament elections in the UK are out, and while various politicians have tried hard to frame the result as telling an ‘obvious’ story, it is probably because interpreting...
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Global Britain? Replacing the EU with the Commonwealth is fanciful
Replacing participation in the European Union with enhanced cooperation at the Commonwealth is not a viable option for the United Kingdom, writes Rishi Gulati (LSE). It is a triumph of hope over...
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