COMMENT | Access to clean and affordable energy are vital components of any modern society. Despite this, little attention was given to the implications of Brexit for energy during the referendum campaign. With negotiations now under way, the UK…
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COMMENT | Like elsewhere in the world, the shock outcome of the UK elections last week was front page news in India’s English dailies. It attracted considerable editorial comment as well. Beyond that, there was little interest in what the election result…
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COMMENT | The UK’s chaotic political crisis continues. Next week we will be treated to the spectacle of Brexit talks starting – despite continuing confusion over what sort of Brexit the UK wants. And despite the fact that it will be almost impossible for the…
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COMMENT | Hung parliaments always seem to come as a surprise to the British electorate. Even when it seemed a fairly likely outcome, given the polls and political situation in 2010, few really seemed to believe that it would actually happen…
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COMMENT | Superficially, it might be thought that court procedure – civil or criminal – has no EU-law dimension. In fact there are EU foundations, which have thus far had little attention in discussions about the shape of post-Brexit arrangements…
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COMMENT | In the coming days, months and even years, the shock outcome of the general election will be picked over by journalists, analysts and historians. They will identify many factors, but the role of Brexit will surely be central, and the roots…
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COMMENT | As post-election political chaos deepens in the UK, many voices can be heard saying a soft Brexit is now in prospect. Jeremy Corbyn wants a jobs-first Brexit, a ‘good deal’ and says the Great Repeal Bill is history…
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COMMENT | British politics has continued its recent sensational quality with an extraordinary general election result. In defiance of most expectations, the Conservatives have lost their already small majority and…
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