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Why this Irish general election is important for the UK's constitutional future

15 January 2020 | Mary C. Murphy

By the time the Irish general election campaign enters its final week in early February 2020, the UK will have already formally left the European Union (EU). However, the shadow of the UK’s Brexit decision will linger over the Irish election, and its political consequences for the UK and Ireland will be felt long after the votes are cast, argues Mary C. Murphy, Senior Lecturer at University College Cork.

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Independence and the Union

Sturgeon is strong enough to reject the Catalan path

16 January 2020 | Richard Parry

Richard Parry discusses the latest SNP approach showing new levels of caution about holding an independence referendum without UK consent, and Conservative and Labour responses

Independence and the Union

Why this Irish general election is important for the UK's constitutional future

15 January 2020 | Mary C. Murphy

Devolution

Stormont Restored: New Decade, New Approach?

14 January 2020 | Jonathan Evershed

After three years of stasis, devolution in Northern Ireland is grinding back into gear, following the publication at the end of last week of New Decade, New Approach – the Irish and British governments’ plan to get power-sharing back on the road. Jonathan Evershed, University College Cork, evaluates the deal and what it is promising for Northern Ireland.

Independence and the Union

Northern Ireland and Unionism

14 January 2020 | Jennifer Todd

Unionism has come back to the forefront of politics following the election of the new Conservative government in December 2019. Jennifer Todd, University College Dublin, discusses unionism and what the future might hold for Northern Ireland's unions.

Devolution

Devolution and the Environment - now the show begins?

13 January 2020 | Centre on Constitutional Change

In this blog from our "Twenty Years of Devolution" series, Prof Colin Reid notes that while the role of EU law in environmental matters has so far constrained the extent to which devolution has led to divergence within the UK, current developments suggest that the future may bring greater differentiation.

Independence and the Union

What does the election result mean for territorial representation in the House of Commons?

6 January 2020 | Jack Sheldon

The distribution of MPs is not even across the UK, this could have a significant impact on how the House of Commons handles key matters related to Brexit and the union, argues Jack Sheldon, the Bennett Institute of Public Policy.