Tag Archives: Negotiation

Thinking and planning ahead in UK-EU relations

Posted on 11th May 2023 by admin

As someone who’s just passed the 8th anniversary of his Brexit-related podcast (do sign up, it’s gripping), I feel I’m well-placed to consider the issue in the longer run of UK-EU relations. I also feel broadly justified in summing up … Continue reading →

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What do we talk about when we talk about negotiating a UK-EU relationship?

Posted on 26th January 2023 by admin

As you might have noticed, I have recently become a Senior Fellow of the ESRC-funded UK in a Changing Europe initiative, working on UK-EU relations. For present purposes, it mainly means I carry on doing this work, but now with more … Continue reading →

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Does ‘make Brexit work’ work?

Posted on 7th July 2022 by admin

This post originally appeared on the UK in a Changing Europe website. As a strapline for Labour’s EU policy, ‘make Brexit work’ has a lot going for it. An echo of ‘get Brexit done’ – which served Boris Johnson and … Continue reading →

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High- and low-stress holding models

Posted on 25th November 2021 by admin

A while back I wrote about the UK’s approach to the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) and Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA), arguing that this was driven by a lack of strategic intent, resulting in constant efforts to keep things up in … Continue reading →

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