Total 42 Posts
UKCA: A symbol of the folly of Brexit
9 min read
The UK government has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for British businesses, which shows that products meet EU standards. This is a major U-turn from the previous plan to introduce a UKCA system, which would have created costly duplication and reduced consumer choice.
Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t
5 min read
The Windsor Framework marks a positive turning point for EU-UK relations. It amends the text and provisions of the Northern Ireland protocol without changing the fundamentals of the 2019 withdrawal agreement.
Feeling special
5 min read
Rishi Sunak’s triumphant attitude regarding his successful Brexit deal for Northern Ireland with the EU may come back to haunt him. Will the PM’s smugness come back to bite him in the end?
‘Dear Rishi’ – The code words of British politics
3 min read
Britain’s political landscape is full of coded language, where words and phrases mean something entirely different to the public than to those in power. They carefully craft their language with purpose, speaking in a way that will be understood, not necessarily heard.
Windsor Framework: British public’s lack of interest in Brexit’s final piece
2 min read
How much interest is there among the British public for the historic Brexit deal on Northern Ireland and the EU Single Market?
Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal: How the Stormont brake could block new EU laws from Northern Ireland
6 min read
After years of negotiations, the EU and UK have finally agreed on a “Windsor Framework” to reduce trade barriers between Northern Ireland, Britain and the EU. But beware! There are strings attached, including a “Stormont Brake” for the NI Assembly to pull whenever they don’t like EU rules.
The battle for Britain’s post-Brexit polity
14 min read
Professor Chris Grey on the ongoing battle between rapprochement and repetition in UK-EU relations, what reactions to Ditchley reveal and why re-joiners should avoid their own ‘betrayal’ narrative.