Prominent Brexit campaigner David Davis MP, in a speech on 4th February 2016, joined Lord Lamont in proposing that the relationship between the EU and … Read more
Brexit – the Titanic or Phoenix scenario
Prime Minister David Cameron’s assertion that the UK’s membership of the EU was a matter of national security was at the heart of his 10 … Read more
An Irish Perspective on the UK’s EU membership renegotiation
As David Cameron’s efforts to secure a renegotiation deal shift up a gear following the European Council summit of December 2015, this post reviews the … Read more
The Brexit referendum and direct democracy: should we be more like the Swiss?
Looking at English, and it is surely English and not British, preparations for a referendum from the standpoint of someone more versed in Swiss practices, … Read more
Cameron, Corbyn and Farage: How might they affect the EU Referendum Vote?
What effect might Britain’s party leaders have on the referendum on the country’s continued European Union membership? In the social sciences it is well known … Read more
David Cameron’s Tricky Two-level EU Renegotiation and Referendum Game
While discussions on the Greek crisis and migration in the Mediterranean will dominate the European Council summit on 25 and 26 June, it will also … Read more