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The 2019 European Parliament: the far right International is here – when will...
The political forces most hostile to European integration are also the only ones to have formulated a common vision for Europe, writes Lea Ypi (LSE). Now is the time to bring the various local social...
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Did we ever really understand how the EU works?
Despite its long membership, Britain has seriously failed to grasp the way the EU works, writes N Piers Ludlow (LSE). Many of the stickiest points in the Brexit negotiations, including the Northern...
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No deal is not in Johnson’s interest. The threat of a second referendum might be
For Boris Johnson, writes Dmitri Zenghelis (LSE), survival trumps principle every time. That means he has nothing to gain from a no-deal outcome. If he becomes PM, he may even make it clear that the...
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‘She’s dead of course!’ The British constitution, Brexit and human rights
The flexibility of the British constitution, once thought to be such a strength, has played a large part in destroying the country. In this edited version of a recent lecture delivered in Cambridge,...
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Post-2016 Britain faces a generation of constraining dissensus
Modern British politics is usually dated to either 1945 or 1979, both years symbolising generational resets that created new consensuses in British politics. As Tim Oliver (University of Loughborough)...
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Brexit Britain’s Trumpian moment?
Boris Johnson’s adoption of a No-Deal exit as a viable policy option can only be described as Brexit Britain’s Trumpian moment, writes John Ryan (LSE). US President Donald Trump told a crowd in...
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Don’t be fooled: the last thing Johnson wants is a no-deal Brexit
Boris Johnson’s tack to no deal is aimed at neutralising the threat from the Brexit Party and triggering a general election, argues Dimitri Zenghelis (LSE). Whatever the outcome of that election, he...
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Long read: Post-Brexit trade policy must serve British society, not just free...
Brexit provides an opportunity to agree new Economic Partnership Agreements with the world’s largest economies such as the US, China, and India. These cannot make up for the trade it will lose through...
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To deal or not to deal: these are the questions
Why is the new government prepared to countenance no deal, when it would be so damaging to Britain? Iain Begg (LSE) says the question is not whether but how much it would harm the country. To judge by...
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Only a new unity government can effectively avert a no-deal Brexit
If the UK is not to crash out of the European Union with no deal, Jonathan Boston (LSE) argues that the previous one-party political control of the executive will need to be temporarily suspended....
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Book Review: Citizens of Nowhere: How Europe can be Saved from Itself by...
In Citizens of Nowhere: How Europe can be Saved from Itself, Lorenzo Marsili and Niccolo Milanese offer an innovative look at citizenship, grounded in the development of a transnational civil society...
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What happens after a Vote of No Confidence in the PM? A route map
A successful Vote of No Confidence in the government is a seismic political event. It is also extremely rare. As a result, the rules governing the subsequent constitutional steps are perhaps less well...
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Proponents of the new Bill to stop No Deal face a significant dilemma over...
MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit intend to bring a Bill this week in order to do so. Robert Craig (LSE) explains why the existence of Queen’s Consent means that they face a complex legal Catch-22 in...
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Labour cannot be a party of Remain if it is serious about radical change
Brexit has energised the centrist political forces that want to remain in the EU, but they have little to show for their efforts. Michael Wilkinson (LSE) argues that Labour should avoid flirting with...
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Does New Zealand provide Brexit lessons for Britain?
What lessons does New Zealand provide for Brexit Britain? Hamish McDougall (LSE) argues that while parallels between New Zealand and Britain in the event of no-deal Brexit are tenuous, New Zealand’s...
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The impact of Brexit on UK firms: reduced investments and decreased productivity
The UK’s decision to leave the EU in the June 2016 referendum was a largely unexpected event that has generated a large, broad, and long-lasting increase in uncertainty. It has also affected some firms...
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The Supreme Court should repair the tear in the fabric of the constitution...
The Supreme Court is considering whether Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament is lawful. Thomas Poole (LSE) says the claimants face two hurdles: one concerns the involvement of the Queen, the...
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Rational high ground or compromise? Liberal strategies for coping with Brexit
How do liberal Remainers negotiate their dismay and shock at the Leave vote? Daphne Fietz (LSE) talked to nine people who voted Remain and analysed the comment section of the Guardian. She discusses...
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The Supreme Court judges are oiling the democratic machine, not telling it...
The Miller2/Cherry case is not about judges seizing the policy agenda, whatever the critics of the outcome might say, writes Conor Gearty (LSE). In this decision the judges are oiling the democratic...
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Will of the people vs democracy: Brexiteers are turning into their own worst...
The ‘will of the people’ appears to have become a legitimating idea for the Johnson government to supersede representative democracy and the rule of law. Yet in giving the ‘will of the people’ such...
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