June 2, 2017
The wheels are starting to fall off Some thing important is happening to the Article 50 process, and it’s not good. The EU side seems well prepared to start the first formal session of the negotiations with the British on 19 June, but its stance is constrained by tight guidelines from the European Council… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff
May 15, 2017
The Brexit Election Theresa May kicked off Britain’s formal election campaign by accusing the European Union of interfering. “Threats against Britain have been issued by European politicians and officials”, she said. “All of these acts have been deliberately timed to affect the result of the general election.” The Russian Embassy in London tweeted: ‘Praise God… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff
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, Article 50, Brexit, Court of Justice, general election, House of Commons |
April 20, 2017
The British election There is to be a Brexit general election in the United Kingdom on Thursday 8 June. Short of a revolution, the winner will be the Conservative party, and Theresa May will continue as prime minister. In calling – and winning – the election, Theresa May will entrench Brexit. Quite fairly, she has… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff
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, Article 50, Brexit, EU budget, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, Future of Europe, general election, Theresa May |
April 15, 2015
It is tempting to hope that the general election on 7 May will sort out Europe’s British problem for good. Tempting but wrong. There may well be clarification, and even some terrible over-simplification, but not a resolution. Search the electoral campaign for a high-level debate on the UK’s European future in vain: to date, the… » read more
Posted by Andrew Duff
President of the Spinelli Group. Visiting Fellow, European Policy Centre. Liberal Democrat MEP 1999-2014.
