SSPS Seminar | Brexit: A political economy approach, presented by Robert McMaster
Please join us for this event hosted by School of Social and Political Sciences On 23rd June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU – Brexit. The referendum campaign was dominated by issues of immigration, the economic implications of withdrawal, and claims that leaving the EU would allow the UK to “take back control” …
GIR Seminar | Explanations for the Brexit Policy Fiasco: Near-Impossible challenge, Leadership Failure or Westminster Pathology?
The inability of the Conservative Government led by Prime Minister Theresa May to deliver a Brexit deal by 29 March 2019 was a policy fiasco, condemned widely by Remainers and Leavers alike. The entire process was a unique combination of chaos, day-by-day unravelling of new proposals and gridlock. This presentation examines three main explanations for …