For the UK government, the symbolism of leaving an institution associated with the EU seems to trump all other considerations.
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The media has a role to play in explaining what Brexit really means to ordinary people, but it’s getting lost in the politics – and time’s running out.
Several pro-Brexit figures have made some spurious historical claims lately.
ITV was justified in reporting Olly Robbins’ private conversation about Brexit as the public has a right to know the government’s plans.
The Conservative Party might not be able to survive the fallout if May worked with the opposition against her own MPs.
Let’s worry about the future of Brexit, not its prehistory.
Majority thinks Brussels is playing hardball – but a generational divide is apparent, as so often in the Brexit debate.
Parliaments might argue more but they make democracy more stable and produce stronger economies.
Brussels is certainly firm on its red lines, but it’s not as intransigent as many in the UK portray it to be.
The history of smuggling across the Irish border.
The various readings of this national myth can tell us a lot about our cultural and political time and place.
The question of what to do on the Irish border issue has become more about identity than practicality.
Some banks are moving their operations out of London. Others are moving in to serve British clients they might not be able to reach from the EU.
Theresa May is back in Brussels, but how can she get a deal without understanding where her negotiating partners are coming from?
Brexit has stimulated the debate about the net economic benefits of EU membership. New findings show these are not clearly positive.
What Brexit means for future UK-Japan business.
One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, David Trimble, is threatening legal action against a controversial part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Much like the government’s attempt to deliver Brexit itself, the Bill reveals it is difficult to please everyone.
Dystopian predictions of a no-deal Brexit have led to reports that the military could be used to maintain public order.
Britain has long dreamed of breaking away from the European continent but global trade has never replaced links with its close neighbours.
Top contributors
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Reader in European Politics, University of Westminster
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University of Nottingham
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Professor of European Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in European Politics, University of Bristol
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Directeur d'ESPOL, Professeur de Science Politique, Institut catholique de Lille (ICL)
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
