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Christopher Silver

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Category: Brexit

Brexit, Politics Posted on25th March 201922nd April 2019

Brexit, the people and the politics of loss

Where does the mind of the prime minister wander to when what little sleep she is afforded just refuses to arrive? Is there an essential […] Read More

Brexit, International, Politics Posted on29th July 201817th February 2020

The planes will be grounded anyway … Brexit, climate change and the power of disruption

As the moment when both climate change and the true cringing absurdity of Brexit became tangible and unavoidable – the summer of 2018 seems weighted […] Read More

Brexit, Politics Posted on27th July 20172nd August 2017

Promising the past: why Corbyn needs a new policy on Europe

At a certain point, Brexit will have to be implemented. However, its unprecedented nature makes any clear reckoning of the outcome impossible. Brexit is an […] Read More

Brexit, Scottish Politics Posted on28th March 20172nd August 2017

Only mongrels here: independence and an open country

The saying of something remarkable in politics – the conjuring up of those rare phrases that ring more true with repetition – is a notoriously […] Read More

Brexit, Scottish Politics Posted on23rd February 20172nd August 2017

Perils of British independence: what does residual unionism tell us about living together?

“The vote on 18 September could indeed be a moment of destiny, but not the one the separatists are praying for: one where a proud […] Read More

Brexit, International, Scottish Politics Posted on22nd February 20172nd August 2017

Independence will only happen if we’re prepared to break some rules

It should come as no surprise that the UK Government has all but ruled out granting the Scottish Parliament the ability to hold a second […] Read More

Brexit, Scottish Politics Posted on17th October 20161st July 2017

Europe solved the problem of Britain: only the SNP can save it now

Sovereignty and borders — the great political themes of the current crisis, were a defining feature of both the SNP and Tory party conferences. The […] Read More

Brexit Posted on26th June 20161st July 2017

Alas poor country: Brexit and the Break up of Britain

Britain, we are told, doesn’t go in for revolutions. The urge to completely overturn the established order is said to be foreign. Our democracy is […] Read More

Brexit Posted on26th May 201624th March 2018

Brexit is a journey to a place that doesn’t exist

To people who feel deprived of a clear social identity, Ur-Fascism says that their only privilege is the most common one, to be born in […] Read More

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