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Both the EU and UK would do well to heed the lessons of the League of Nations when it comes to membership withdrawal.
Will the UK have to pay a vast sum of money to the EU in order to leave it – or will it get cash back?
Next the negotiations begin, and Britain has two years to negotiate a trade deal with the EU if it wants to avoid the WTO cliff edge.
The starting gun has been fired but political pressures on both sides of the Channel make a settlement a tall order.
The two-year period for withdrawing from the EU has been launched, so what happens next?
Five principles of bargaining to help you understand what’s going on in the Brexit negotiations.
For all their defiant talk of ‘business as usual’, savvy leaders know that any good response to a crisis is also an emotional performance.
Motivation is what separates an act of violence from an act of terrorism, and we don’t know what drove Khalid Masood to kill.
She’s worked hard to get where she is, but the prime minister lacks vision and fails to inspire.
Whatever you think of her politics, May’s decision to rise above divisive tough talk was an admirable one.
The former deputy first minister was once a feared IRA sniper but became a central figure in the move towards peace.
The empire’s formal structures may have been gutted, but its influence lives on.
The former Chancellor is by no means the first to walk the line between media and political elite.
The upsetters have achieved their founding ambition, now they need to work out what to do next.
After Brexit, we need inclusive conversations.
It’s the biggest financial penalty ever paid by a British political party. Here’s how the story unfolded.
With Spain spying an opportunity and major questions about economic stability, Brexit is causing sleepless nights on the Rock.
Changes to the national insurance tax for self-employed people was one of the most controversial parts of the 2017 spring budget.
He came to power promising a new kind of politics but has spent his tenure plumbing new electoral depths.
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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, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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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
