Brexit
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Bypassing the million-to-one Irish threat to a Brexit deal
CCC Fellow Richard Parry (University of Edinburgh) discusses the ‘turbocharging’ of preparations to avoid the ‘undemocratic backstop’
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Boris moves in
The desire to save space lies behind the appendage ‘universally known as AKK’ on stories about the German Defence Minister and CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
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Advice in a time of belief: Brexit and the civil service
The UK civil service prides itself on being able to serve democratically elected ministers of radically different political beliefs.
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Why Brexit doesn’t mean Brexit
Professor Feargal Cochrane (University of Kent) outlines how Brexit itself has transformed in a way that is likely to jeopardise the future of the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland, the
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Conservative leadership contenders face Irish border impasse over Brexit
CCC Fellow Dr Mary Murphy (University College Cork) on how the contenders for the Tory leadership are effectively offering one of three choices in how they confront the current Brexit impasse,
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Renewal of trust and a reformed JMC needed to improve UK-Scottish relations
In a guest blog, Pete Wishart MP, Chair of Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee, outlines the key findings of the Committee's inquiry into UK-Scottish intergovernmental relations.
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Played-out Brexit takes shape
CCC Fellow Richard Parry reviews Theresa May's abortive plan to get her Brexit "deal" through the Commons as her premiership terminates abruptly.
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Scotland and the European Elections
CCC Director Professor Michael Keating previews this week's elections to the European Parliament as Scottish voters get an unexpected trip to the polls.
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