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Britain debates preferential voting, again

Ten years after rejecting a move to slightly improve its electoral system, Britain is proposing to go backwards.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe Leave a comment 17 May 202126 January 2022

Scotland: back on the independence track?

Scotland's nationalists have been returned for another term in office, but it's not clear that a renewed push for independence would be a wise move.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 11 May 202126 January 2022

Madrid & Scotland

A snap election yields a big win for Madrid's centre-right government, while Scotland's nationalists are seeking a mandate for another bid for independence.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Spain 4 Comments 6 May 202126 January 2022

Northern Ireland at the crossroads

Northern Ireland's Unionists are making trouble over Brexit, reflecting the fact that it's put them in an impossible position.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Constitutional law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 22 February 202126 January 2022

At law in the Indian Ocean

Yet another judgement goes against Britain over the Chagos islands, raising awkward questions about the west's allegiance to international law.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Central and South Asia, Europe, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 29 January 202126 January 2022

Brexit wraps up

With only days to spare, Britain and the EU finalise a trade agreement

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues 4 Comments 29 December 202026 January 2022

The neverending Brexit saga

Yet another deadline has been missed, but trade talks between Britain and the EU are still going. Boris Johnson has inherited his predecessor's basic problem.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 17 December 202026 January 2022

Back to “no deal”?

In the never-ending Brexit saga, Britain and the EU are running out of time to reach a trade agreement.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, United States 5 Comments 27 November 202026 January 2022

Another Brexit hiccup

It's not just Northern Ireland that poses a border control problem for the Brexit negotiations. Some of the same issues recur on a smaller scale with Gibraltar.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 16 September 202026 January 2022

So, about that Brexit …

If you thought Brexit was all over, you were wrong. With the deadline for a trade agreement approaching, the British government has adopted a high-risk strategy.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues 7 Comments 10 September 202026 January 2022

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