Brexit and weak government: a drama lesson from the Greece economy
Jun 19, 2017 15:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The UK is not the first country to stand on the brink of leaving the EU. It may enjoy a far bigger and more productive economy than Greece, but there are alarming structural similarities between the two economies that cant...
How to protect 4.5m people from becoming Brexit bargaining chips
Jun 19, 2017 15:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Both the EU and the UK have repeatedly stated that they want to secure the rights of the 3m EU citizens in the UK and the 1.5m British citizens in the EU as they negotiate their separation. But those rights have still...
May wanted a Brexit mandate, but voters want a strong welfare state
Jun 13, 2017 15:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Its all too easy to forget that when Theresa May called her snap election, three years earlier than shed repeatedly promised, her party was 18-20 percentage points ahead of Labour in the polls. It seemed like a clear...
Why the hung parliament spells economic turbulence for the UK economy
Jun 13, 2017 14:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Theresa Mays snap election wager has backfired. The supposed Brexit election was intended to signal the publics support for the prime ministers approach to the UKs departure from the European Union. Instead, it has left...
Brexit Series: European leaders press UK to move ahead with exit talks
Jun 12, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Commentary
Despite a disastrous outcome of the snap general election in the United Kingdom that left the Prime Minister Theresa May to govern with a minority government with of Irish Democratic Unionist Party, the European leaders...
How Theresa May's election disaster looks from continental Europe
Jun 09, 2017 17:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views
After Theresa Mays car-crash election campaign, there is doubt among key players in the European Union about whether the UK will be in a position to resume the Brexit talks on time. That leaves both Britain and other...
How a hung parliament totally changes the game for Brexit
Jun 09, 2017 17:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Theresa Mays election gamble has failed but could this lead to a change in the politics of Brexit? Perhaps, but it would take political will. When Theresa May called the election, she calculated that the result would...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do