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Endangering Constitutional Government
Sir Stephen Laws and Richard EkinsThe risks of the House of Commons taking control.

The Irish Backstop: Nothing has changed? It has actually
Lord Bew and Lord TrimbleThe UK Government is now correct in asserting the right, in extremis, to appeal to international law under the Vienna Convention.

A Second Look
Professor Guglielmo Verdirame, Sir Stephen Laws and Richard EkinsThe UK’s legal position in relation to the backstop.
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The Speaker should allow a third meaningful vote on the Brexit deal
The Speaker is right that the “same question” rule is well precedented and would need consideration in this case. But it would be quite wrong to apply the “same question” rule to disallow a third meaningful vote on the Government’s Brexit deal.

Spring in the East?
The unexpected defeat of Malaysia’s governing coalition in the general election has been greeted with a mixture of surprise and delight by the Western media – but are they right?

The Good Friday Agreement is in relatively good health
20 years on from the Good Friday Agreement, Lord Bew – Emeritus Professor of Irish Politics, Queen’s University Belfast – finds the accord in relatively good health. Despite concerns generated by the UK’s decision to leave the EU, cross-party support for the Agreement has increased and there are signs that the DUP & Sinn Fein are gearing up to try to restore power sharing.
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Rupert Oldham-Reid joins Policy Exchange as Director of Research and Strategy
Policy ExchangeRupert is responsible for overseeing Policy Exchange’s research programme and liaising with government and other bodies. Previously based in Downing Street and Westminster as Special Adviser to the Chief Whip, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, Rupert has also worked for the Charity Commission and Centre for Social Justice. His work on social policy in Breakthough Britain II included crime, welfare, addiction, veterans and military families. Rupert has appeared on television and radio to discuss research findings, as well as contributing to national newspapers and journals.

Brexit: A Prize in Reach for the Left
Policy ExchangePolicy Exchange hosted Professor Richard Tuck, one of the world’s leading historians of ideas, to set out the case for Brexit as the best opportunity for the Left to bring about pure socialism. Labour MP Caroline Flint delivered the vote of thanks, in which she cautioned her colleagues that “We cannot spend the next 18 months voting down every one of the Tories’ EU Bills. If we do so, we will look like liars” in remarks covered by the Express, the Sun and Total Politics.

The Sun credits Policy Exchange’s agenda setting work on the ‘Just About Managing’ classes
Policy ExchangeThe Sun credited Policy Exchange’s agenda setting work on the ‘Just About Managing’ classes, saying: “Think tank Policy Exchange describe them as “people who just manage to get by each month but whose resilience to economic shocks is not high”.”
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