Democracy and Brexit
Last week the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a major speech at Policy Exchange – the first in a series by Cabinet Ministers setting out the UK Government’s approach to Brexit. Through the device of a conversation with a constituent, Johnson sought to explain why...
What might we expect from the German federal election?
Traffic light, pizza connection, tiger-duck, Jamaica coalition. Anyone unexcited about next Sunday’s German federal election should find intrigue in the memorable colour-combination terms for the country’s potential governing alliances. Those combinations represent...
An Irish perspective on the Brexit Talks so far
As the summer break approaches, and with the first two rounds of Brexit negotiations completed, some early assessments can be made about the state of play. The general feeling on both sides of the Channel seems to be one of frustration. The EU Chief Negotiator, Michel...
The real questions behind Vice Chancellors’ pay
This morning, Lord Adonis announced on Twitter that he would be entering the ongoing Vice Chancellors’ (VC) pay debate by making a speech on the topic, tomorrow, in the House of Lords. Over the past few years, annual reports — by both the Times Higher Education...
