Publications
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Recent Publications
The Irish Backstop: Nothing has changed? It has actually
Lord Bew and Lord TrimbleWhile the Withdrawal Agreement itself has not changed, the potential practical functioning and probable duration of any future backstop has been significantly changed in the course of recent negotiations.The 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.
Tomorrow’s Places
Jack Airey and Richard BlakewayTo address the shortage of homes in and around London, a new government Department for Growth should work with the Mayor of London and partner directly with developers to build 15 new millennial towns in the capital’s commuter belt.
A Qualified Success
Tom RichmondAn investigation into T-levels and the wider vocational system
Strengthening the UK’s position on the Backstop
Professor Guglielmo Verdirame and Richard Ekins“The UK continues to be too timid” in its negotiations with the EU over the Backstop and its relationship to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
The ‘Backstop’ Paralysis: A Way Out
Lord BewThe Irish Backstop would “turn the Good Friday Agreement on its head”
Building Beautiful
Jack AireyA collection of essays on the design, style and economics of the built environment.
The risks of the “Grieve amendment” to remove precedence for Government business
Sir Stephen LawsIt is a mistake to assume that the House of Commons could engineer a change to the law to postpone or cancel Brexit without persuading the Government to acquiesce and participate in securing the change. The risks to which an attempt to do so would give rise include the contravention of fundamental constitutional principles based on centuries of history.
The Contest to “Take Control” of Brexit
Sir Stephen LawsCurrent proposals for Parliament to “take over the process” are based on fundamental misconceptions about the UK constitution, and that makes them both dangerous and wrong. This paper explains how.
Defining Islamophobia
Sir John Jenkins and Trevor PhillipsPolicy Exchange Research Note on Defining Islamophobia
