5: The Union

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The Economist

After Brexit, devolution in Northern Ireland is in a parlous state

WHEN EDWIN POOTS was chosen as leader of Northern Ireland’s largest political party on May 14th, he described politics as “a rough-and-tumble game”. Defending his role in ousting his predecessor, ...
THE WEEK

Was Boris Johnson right to label Scottish devolution a ‘disaster’?

Alex de Ruyter, director of the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University and David Hearne, researcher at the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University, on the prime ...
The Economist

Since Brexit, Britain’s union has grown increasingly European

BLACKPOOL BEARS little resemblance to Brussels. It has no Tintin, no René Magritte, and sticks of rock in place of fine chocolates. But consider one similarity. Just as the de facto capital of the ...