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Taking a hard line on hard Brexit has cost Britain goodwill just as it needs allies.
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Nicola Sturgeon may have fired a starting gun for indyref2, but much about the proposed sequel remains uncertain.
The EU referendum has changed the debate on Scottish independence.
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Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, has indicated that the country will again seek independence – this time against the backdrop of Brexit.
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Surely no super intelligence would be that cruel.
Destroying Chinese war junks by Edward Duncan.
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As the UK sets up post-Brexit trade deals with Commonwealth countries, it should be mindful of history.
All smiles at 11 Downing Street.
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Michael Kitson , Cambridge Judge Business School ; Andrew Gunn , University of Leeds ; Catherine Needham , University of Birmingham ; Donald Hirsch , Loughborough University ; Geraint Johnes , Lancaster University ; Ian Greenwood , University of Leeds ; Jonquil Lowe , The Open University ; Kevin Farnsworth , University of York ; Michael Devereux , University of Oxford y Simon Wren-Lewis , University of Oxford
Philip Hammond delivers his last Spring Budget on the state of the UK economy. Our panel of experts dissect what it says.
Getting his sums right?
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Recent history shows us why we should take the latest healthy forecasts with a pinch of salt.
A group thought.
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Undemocratic? Bureaucratic? The EU and universities have plenty in common.
The Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, during the debate on the Brexit bill.
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Peers have sent the Brexit bill back to MPs with changes calling for a vote on a final deal, and the protection of EU nationals in Britain.
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The stage is set for a constitutional confrontation.
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Our globally interconnected world is not at peace with diversity, this is where internationalisation can step-in.
Donald Trump prioritises the nation-state and closed borders.
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People are unhappy with the current state of affairs – but this is happening despite globalisation, not because of it.
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The debate about what role the Lords play in Brexit is potentially based on a misunderstanding about what the upper house actually does.
Protests as the Article 50 bill makes its way through parliament.
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The Lords’ amendment to the Brexit bill doesn’t allay EU citizens’ fear for their future.
For whom?
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Can the world’s progressives build their own international movement?
West Germany’s Helmut Schmidt (l) and Romania’s Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1978.
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EU citizens are being treated as pawns ahead of Brexit negotiations. This has happened before, at the height of the Cold War.
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If the merger goes ahead, the new index would be Europe’s largest, giving it dominance within the EU and a strong position in international trading too.
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If you think Brexit will be the issue that brings elections to the upper chamber, think again.
With a prospective hard Brexit, Australia should prioritise a free trade agreement with the EU over the UK.
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Analysis shows there’s less competition and more cross over in trade between Australia and the EU, making a trade deal more appealing.
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A weak pound is likely to lure more international bidders to UK shores. Time then to make sure we have our defences in place.