UK Brexit debate still missing the point
Negotiations seldom go well if you do not understand where the other side is coming from
Negotiations seldom go well if you do not understand where the other side is coming from
It is not the absence of a strategy that is most troubling, but the fact that the government appears to be going into the negotiations with aims that are intellectually incoherent, even delusional
There is no escaping the fundamental tension between Britain’s need for economic ties with rising powers and the growing nativist sentiments at home.
It is hard to see what ‘red lines’ could be imposed on the government, but the ruling could be an important victory for thought and reflection over rabble rousing on both sides
Europe must narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, otherwise radical populists will continue to flourish in neglected communities
Size does not necessarily equal strength, and the European Union has holes in its strategy
As much as Berlin would like to prevent negotiations with the UK turning sour, it is hard to envisage any other outcome
Theresa May seems to be looking for a compromise around freedom of movement in order to retain access to the Single Market
Johnson did more than anyone to bury Britain’s European future; but his ultra-flexibility may yet prove to be its salvation
The next phase of European integration must engage with – and provide safeguards against – the dark side of interdependence. Otherwise Brexit will be just the beginning.