Max Stafford is a PhD candidate in Politics and International Relations at Canterbury Christ Church University. His doctoral research looks at the leadership of mayors in London, New York City […]
Labour’s Brexit Strategy: Cut-&-Paste of Theresa May’s old promises?
This week, Labour revealed its Brexit strategy – Jack Brooks takes a closer look. In the 10 months after the 23rd of June, the Labour party’s position on Brexit and what […]
Theresa May’s Three-Way Brexit Fight – And Why She Cannot Win
On the 29th of March 2017, the government of the United Kingdom officially informed the President of the European Council about their intention to leave the European Union within the […]
Can Money buy (E)U citizenship? Presentation by Dr Jelena Dzankic, European University Institute – 9 November, 6PM
Public event on Wednesday 9th November at 6pm in LG16 (Laud) at Canterbury Christ Church University The spread of the global economic crisis enticed many countries to consider attracting investors to […]
Boris Makes his Move
By Dr Mark Bennister And so to watch Boris in action at City Hall. By chance I was there to see how questioning the Mayor works as part of a […]
How a Brexit Would Influence the British Economy, Part 2: The Insurance and Manufacturing Sector
A Four-Part Brexit Blog, hosted by CCCU Politics/IR Jean Monnet Chair in European Foreign Affairs, Dr Amelia Hadfield.
Let’s Talk Business: Analysing the Economic Impact of a Brexit
Britain has entered the battlefield to save, slay or restructure its membership of the European Union. Key players from all national sectors have taken up their positions on all fronts. But clarifying the motivations of British stakeholders and sectors in terms of their support for, or opposition to European integration requires a little more insight. We need to fully understand the challenges faced, and the opportunities on offer from the EU side, and the way in which British industry perceives and responds. British feelings regarding Europe seem mired in semantic differences rather than cultural commonalities. Britain is with, not of Europe. Europe ‘is my continent, not my country’, suggested John Redwood. This produces a sense of resignation in some, who like Stanley Baldwin, argued that ‘whether we like it or not, we are considerably bound to Europe’. For others, the connection at least affords a singular opportunity for British leadership. ‘We have many times led Europe in the fight for freedom’, said Anthony Eden, ‘it would be an ignoble end to our long history if we tamely accepted to perish by degrees.’
This however, is a fight of a different type. It’s fight to determine the vision, and the viability of the Union, and the location of Britain within the EU. These are exciting, confusing, challenging times. And we need some level-headed analysis to chart our way forward. I’m therefore delighted that the Jean Monnet Chair activities, based here in the Politics/IR team of Canterbury Christ Church University, is able to provide open access to fast-moving, contemporary events of real importance, in a way that promotes the work of emerging European scholars. This four-part blog series offers an overview of the particular fears and hopes, and resultant positioning of different business sectors in the struggle to clarify the consequences for a British exit, or ‘Brexit’. In this first post, we examine those areas that are expected to be most gravely affected by a Brexit: the finance sector.
U-Turns and ‘over-interpretations’ mire Cameron’s Accidental Referendum
by Jack Brooks (research assistant) and Dr Sarah Lieberman (senior lecturer in politics and international relations)