Brexit has irreversibly changed the debate around an independent Scotland in the EU. There is no question now of Scotland and the rest of the UK (rUK) as two equal partners in an EU of 29. Instead, Brexit is one of the factors behind an increase in support for independence while also raising difficult issues about a future rUK-Scotland border. At the same time, substantial … [Read more...] about Brexit, independence and transitions
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Russian passport to poetry, propaganda and pride
Some passports arouse an obliging smile While others are treated as mud. Vladimir Mayakovski A passport can conceal or reveal, open or close. Who knows how the true-blue British passport will be treated after Brexit, but right now Russian travellers are likely to be attracting more than average scrutiny at border control. And none too many smiles.Is this another fake diplomat … [Read more...] about Russian passport to poetry, propaganda and pride
Brexit may mean internalised border control
On Wednesday 16 August, the UK Government published its long-awaited Position Paper on Northern Ireland and Ireland, setting out how it hoped to maintain a border-free zone with Ireland once it has left the EU.Section 2 of the paper deals with maintenance of the Common Travel Area – suggesting how the UK and Ireland might sustain free movement and rights of Irish and UK … [Read more...] about Brexit may mean internalised border control