Labour and Plaid Cymru ran Wales pretty successfully for three years (2021-24) without a formal coalition. Could Swinney and Sarwar take a leaf out of the same boat?… Read More »
UK a Small Economy Bystander as Geopolitical Instability Grows
What would you do if you were Keir Starmer now? Would you rejoin the EU, meet China’s President Xi Jinping, stop supplying arms to Israel, encourage the Chancellor to free up regulations on bankers’ bonuses, adopt a ‘pragmatic’ approach to Trump’s election victory or tell the UK public they don’t have to change their behaviour in the face of out of control climate change?… Read More »
The Labour Government, Scotland and the EU
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 days, you would struggle to find any clear, transformative strategy, bringing a new sense of dynamism, hope and constructive action to the UK. … Read More »
The EMiS President’s Blog – August 2024
Speed and good faith needed if Labour is to deliver benefits to the UK from warmer relations with the EU, writes David Martin Which Minister will be key to the… 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 »
UK-EU Relations and Foreign Policy After the Election
A new Labour government is not going to have any breathing space on foreign policy as it picks up the reins – including on European relations. Today, Hungary takes over the EU’s six month presidency with its deliberately provocative strapline of ‘make Europe great again’. Yesterday, Le Pen’s National Rally came top of the polls with 34.5% of the vote in the first round of Macron’s rashly-called election.… Read More »
Livestream: Talking Europe with Dominic Grieve
In this week’s Livestream, Glasgow For Europe will be talking to Dominic Grieve KC, former MP and Attorney General, and Vice-President of the European Movement UK, about Europe, ethics and… Read More »
Semi-Detached General Election in Scotland
As the pre-general election campaign hots up, the polls still project a massive Labour landslide. And so, several commentators are turning to contemplating questions such as whether a Labour government needs a better opposition than a collapsing, much-shrunken Tory party will provide, or whether the Tories will really implode for a long time or revive under an even further right leader, or how far or fast Keir Starmer might move on closer EU-UK relations.… Read More »
