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  • The Labour Government, Scotland and the EU
    This article was first published on 20 September 2024 on Kirsty Hughes’s substack at https://kirstyhughes.substack.com/p/the-labour-government-scotland-and. By Kirsty Hughes As it heads into its party conference, after its July general election win, Labour should be riding high. But, while Keir Starmer’s government is three-quarters of the way through its first 100… Read More »
  • Scotland and the EU: Lessons from the Last Decade
    Ten years after the 2014 referendum and Scotland is outside the EU alongside the rest of the UK. The threats in 2014 that an independent Scotland would find it difficult or impossible to rejoin the EU after independence, never valid, are now ironic indeed and have been so since the 2016 Brexit vote.… Read More »
  • Blowing up the transatlantic bridge
    The imminent advent of a Trump 2.0 presidency is concentrating the mind of Europeans as they confront more tumultuous instability at home and abroad. More Europe is, with risks, the preferred option.… Read More »
  • The EU, the UK and Scotland: what now?
    Creating strong, constructive relations with the EU and its member states is a welcome sight after the Tories’ destructive chaos of Brexit, including the damage to the UK’s international reputation and influence. But how much difference is it going to make to the reality of the UK’s position fully outside the EU? And does Scotland get any say in how this all unfolds?… Read More »
  • Media that Matters – Special UK General Election Edition
    A selection of recent press articles on the UK’s new government, where it mightstand with Europe, and the changed political landscape across the UK. Ourselection includes a thoughtful piece from Ireland, an examination of the UK/EUdefence relationship and Bertelsman Stiftung’s analysis of the general election. Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining… Read More »

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