On behalf of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has urged that the UK leave the EU but remain within the Customs Union. It should seek also to join the European Economic Area on the same terms as Norway and Iceland enjoy. Many others have defended the same proposal. On a free vote, it would probably command a majority in the House of Commons. And why should not the EU accept it? David Wiggins (Oxford) discusses the EEA option and concludes it is the necessary compromise in the aftermath of the 2016 referendum
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The 2016 referendum that led to the UK’s exit from the European Union raised concerns that other cou...
An independent Scotland would be a net contributor to the EU budget, and economic modelling for the ...
In principle, EU law still applies in the UK until the day the country formally leaves. However, as ...
Many months after it was ruled out by the government, membership of the European Economic Area (the ...
One of the most sensitive issues during the Brexit process has been the impact of the UK’s withdrawa...
Britons did not vote over what type of relationship or association the UK should have with the EU po...
While considering the EU Withdrawal Bill, the Lords passed an amendment to require the Commons to vo...
With its Article 50 notification, the UK also indicated that the country would be leaving the Europe...
Is it time for the British Parliament to compromise and vote through Theresa May’s Brexit deal? Dimi...
In the 2016 EU referendum, 62% of Scottish voters backed Remain, but do the experiences of EU famili...
Luke Cooper and Sam Fowles write that contrary to received wisdom, Parliament does not have the powe...
Iceland held two referendums in 2010 and 2011 on whether the country’s government should insure Brit...
The Brexit referendum was dominated by simplistic visions of the European Union. Critics portrayed t...
The EU and the UK have yet to reach an agreement on their future relationship, but if an agreement i...
Britain's negotiations to leave the European Union formally began on 19 June, but it is still unclea...
The 2016 referendum that led to the UK’s exit from the European Union raised concerns that other cou...
An independent Scotland would be a net contributor to the EU budget, and economic modelling for the ...
In principle, EU law still applies in the UK until the day the country formally leaves. However, as ...
Many months after it was ruled out by the government, membership of the European Economic Area (the ...
One of the most sensitive issues during the Brexit process has been the impact of the UK’s withdrawa...