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After the Brexit referendum, the most-Googled question in the UK was ‘What does it mean to leave the European Union?’ Five years later, we still don’t have the full answer.
A transcript of episode 13 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including new research on neuroplasticity in the brain.
Second-generation migrants in Britain report more discrimination.
The man who led Vote Leave now has the ear of the UK’s prime minister.
The referendum was an exercise in ends, not means. But the way Britain deals with the result is crucial.
They can be summed up, thus: ignore your people at your peril.
Years after voting to leave the EU, the UK still has no clear plan of how to make Brexit work. These five articles chart the history of an intractable problem.
What sort of democracy is now required to break the Brexit deadlock?
It’s easy, now, to think of this as Theresa May’s story – but Thatcher, Blair and Cameron all played their part.
One wrong turn after another has left the British prime minister cornered.
The prime minister will be the key protagonist in Brexit the movie, but there are parts for everyone.
Just a week after her government said seeking a short extension would be a wrong move, the prime minister has folded.
A series of amendments failed, but the prime minister must now appeal for more time.
Westminster has consistently disregarded the concerns of the devolved administrations over Brexit.
The ongoing policy uncertainty affects both ends of the economy: consumers and producers.
The Labour leader has cautiously backed a fresh vote – and that’s all parliament needs to get the debate going.
The social polarisation over Brexit is pronounced and shows no sign of diminishing.
The UK government has lost a key vote on Brexit – here are the options facing the prime minister.
Looking back, it’s a wonder the party is still together after years of arguing about this issue.
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King's College London
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Professor of Law, University of Strathclyde
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Associate Professor of Politics, Richmond American International University
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Law, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Reader in European Politics, University of Westminster
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Professor of Government, Flinders University
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Cass Business School, City, University of London
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Professor of European Politics, Queen's University Belfast
