Brexit
The future of UK trade policy (after coronavirus)
The UK is taking back control of trade policy in a world transformed by the impact of coronavirus.
The UK must get better at selling its deal to the EU
Rather than appealing to precedent, the UK should show more clearly how its proposed deal would benefit EU member states too
A 'Land Army' is not a long-term solution to the UK's farm labour problem
If the government does not reconcile its policies on migration and trade then British farming will suffer
The problems of the Brexit Parliament will return without reform
Parliament is rightly focused on the coronavirus crisis, but we should not forget the cracks in the institution exposed by the “Brexit Parliament”
Time is running out to explain how a border in the Irish Sea will work
The UK government needs to set out detailed plans for how an Irish Sea border will operate
A tariff negotiation is not an adequate Brexit concession
The government’s suggested offer of some UK–EU tariffs is unlikely to provide a breakthrough moment
The civil service after Brexit: lessons from the Article 50 period
A divided cabinet and battles between parliament and government revealed tensions in the civil service’s duty to “serve the government of the day”.
David Frost must face the same scrutiny as other Brexit negotiators
To allow proper scrutiny, David Frost must appear in front of a parliamentary committee
North-South cooperation on the island of Ireland
The 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which brought a formal end to the troubles in Northern Ireland, established a three-stand governance approach.
UK–EU future relationship: EU ratification and provisional application
Ratification is the act of approving, signing and adopting an international treaty.