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Majority thinks Brussels is playing hardball – but a generational divide is apparent, as so often in the Brexit debate.
Brussels is certainly firm on its red lines, but it’s not as intransigent as many in the UK portray it to be.
Misogynoir is defined as the junction where sexism and racism meet. But it’s more complicated than that.
It suddenly looks like the party of government has reached a compromise on its long-held divisions over Europe. But it’s more an unseasonal warm spell than a complete thaw.
Always just check in with Brussels before you come up with a zany new Brexit plan.
MPs want the prime minister to get back to the negotiating table, but will anyone from the EU be willing to meet her?
Faced with an intractable problem, bravery is needed. Instead, the only thing on offer is playground politics.
It might have worked at one point, but the atmosphere now is too febrile for this innovation to make a difference.
The social polarisation over Brexit is pronounced and shows no sign of diminishing.
The problem with giving MPs indicative votes on a variety of options is the result is unlikely to please anybody.
The prime minister has failed to present anything different to parliament. Here’s what could happen now.
Corbyn says he won’t talk to the prime minister until she takes no-deal Brexit off the table. But will his gamble deliver the election he wants?
The battle for military power intensifies as Britain faces mounting threats alongside economic uncertainty.
The Labour leader insists he wants ‘no-deal Brexit’ off the table before sitting down with the prime minister. But that’s not the full picture.
As Brexit heads towards breaking point, the British people need to define what they think is in the national interest.
No one is saying things are going well. But the really question is, could it ever have been any other way?
After a huge defeat for the government’s Brexit deal, could it ask for more time to negotiate?
While many staunch Conservatives would see Norway-plus as a ‘betrayal’, everyone else could probably live with it – unless and until they realise it won’t put a stop to free movement.
After her historic loss in parliament, the PM will hold cross-party talks to find a way out of the impasse. But will she really be listening?
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
