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There is no inevitable negative effect of immigration on the quality of...
Many people think that migrants take jobs away from citizens, reduce wages or both. Others argue that immigrants benefit the economy because they take risks and start businesses. In three short videos...
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#BetterThanThat campaign aims to stop hate crime from increasing in Britain
In the month following the contentious vote to leave the European Union, Britain experienced an alarming rise in hate crime. Home Office statistics showed a 41% rise compared with the same period last...
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Left out in the cold: Brexit, the EU and the perils of Trump’s world
The UK is a world leader on foreign policy – but it is not at all clear how it can maintain that influence outside the EU, says Karen E Smith. States like Iceland and Switzerland tend to defer to the...
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The failure of the Italian constitutional reform signals a crisis of...
The reasons for the rejection of the Italian constitutional reform seem to be social-cultural rather than political. Marco Scalvini and Monica Fabris identify a new class of disadvantaged and...
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How ‘the story’ subsumed ‘The Vote’: we have no meaningful direction about...
What did the 52% who voted to leave the EU want? In the first part of a lecture delivered at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, David Kershaw argues that pro-Brexit politicians and media have...
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Fear of migrants and outsiders is understandable, but deeply problematic
“Make America great again”, “Au nom du peuple” (in the name of the people), “Wir sind das Volk” (we are the people). All these slogans promise citizens the ease and comfort of regaining control of...
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The British Constitution’s failure to manage existential risk: back to basics
Brexit comes at a precarious time for the UK – with an ineffective Opposition, continuing calls for Scottish independence and a referendum result that gives no guidance on what kind of exit the...
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The UK will have to move quickly if it wants to secure favourable exit terms
Michel Barnier, who has been appointed as the European Commission’s Chief Negotiator in the Brexit negotiations, indicated on 6 December that should the UK trigger Article 50 in March 2017, then an...
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Negotiating with the rest of the EU – and beyond: eight big challenges
As a process, Brexit reaches beyond the UK to involve multiple states, decision makers and outlooks. This has led to a number of attempts to understand how the remaining EU (rEU) views Brexit, or –...
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We need to start thinking of borders not as barriers, but points of connection
In our political and media narratives, we often operate with binary notions: secure or insecure borders, legal or illegal immigration. Ruben Andersson who researches undocumented migration from West...
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Non-trade barriers will inevitably damage UK capital and labour productivity
Britain’s economic future hinges on securing investment and trade, both of which depend on the pound’s value, write Nanxi You, Ong Jing Xuan, Maimoonah Mahmood and Hana Krijestorac from the LSE...
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Despite Brexit, the EU must maintain its commitment to enlargement
Every year, the European Commission publishes a so-called ‘Enlargement Package’ which sets out the Commission’s policy on enlargement and reports on the progress of candidate and potential candidate...
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Inglorious Brexit: the uncertain future of Britain’s defence and security...
As a process and not some short term event, Brexit is something that will shape UK defence and security over the longer-term and be one that is defined as much by what happens elsewhere in Europe as by...
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Clear red lines, flexibility and the public’s support: we’re on our way to a...
As 2016 draws to a close, the Commons has voted to trigger Article 50 in March 2017, Britain and the EU have established clear red lines for the exit negotiations and both have shown signs of...
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Negotiations over EU budget contributions could be harder than expected
Remember that red bus with the promise of £350 million per week more for the NHS? Like so many bus services, there might be quite a long wait and a far from a negligible risk of cancellation. Quite...
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Now! That’s what I call Brexit. Delving into the Brexicon
The debate about Britain leaving the EU has given us a lexicon – or Brexicon – of new phrases, terms, puns and portmanteaux, the most famous of which is ‘Brexit’ itself. For our final post of 2016, Tim...
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To mark the end of 2016, we’ve compiled a list of our most-read posts from the past six months. 1. Brexit is not the will of the British people – it never has been 2. A hard Brexit is much more...
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Thin pickings: what became of the ‘£350m’ Britain was to take back from the EU?
The toxic issue of how much Britain pays into the EU budget is a long way from being settled, writes Iain Begg. None of the pro-Brexit ministers in government now claims the (highly misleading figure...
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Why a ‘soft Brexit’ is in the interest of both London and Brussels
Paris, Frankfurt and Dublin are among the EU cities jockeying to oust London as the world’s leading financial centre. But Simeon Djankov says the real competition comes from Wall Street. That’s why it...
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End of conversation? What two-level game theory can teach us about Brexit...
The UK has drawn several red lines ahead of the Brexit negotiations. But will we be able to secure a favourable exit deal from the EU? Bob Hancké says the negotiating tactics that served the UK well...
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