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Published in: Brexit DivisionsBrexit Divisions II: the mother of all migration debates
Migration will play a central role in the June EU referendum. Which arguments, facts, and strategies will the...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsLosing citizenship and democratic authority in Europe
The EU will continue to be perceived as authoritarian until it reforms its relationship with national citizenship...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsEU referendum: the view of a UCL clinician-scientist
Scientific advance relies on creativity, cooperation, and financing. To leave the EU would diminish all three,...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsSome thoughts on the psycho-geography of Europe’s free movement
Eastern European migration takes place in a very different context than it once did. What drives people to leave,...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsHow soft security matters in the referendum debate
People fear the extreme and demand their governments be tough on security, but in truth our safety comes largely...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsUnsettling times for a settled population? Polish perspectives on Brexit
Poles have lived, worked, and settled in the UK for 12 years now. It's no longer so easy for them to pick up and leave.
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsHoneypot Britain: do EU nationals come to the UK for benefits?
The image of the benefits-scrounging migrant is potent, but there is no evidence that this is widespread. Migrants...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsWho will offer a winning vision of immigration after the referendum?
Brexit campaigners have yet to offer credible visions on immigration that address voters concerns while also...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsMigration: it’s why the British people will vote for Brexit
Uncontrolled EU migration costs Britain financially and increases the strain on public services, resulting in a...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsMigration, border security and the EU referendum
The Leave campaign argues Brexit would give Britain back its control over immigration. Even if that were true, the...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsBritain benefits from free movement
Voters often confuse internal and external EU migration, mistakenly assuming that a Brexit would better prevent...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsThere’s no love for the EU or immigration, but voters must ask ‘what are the alternatives?’
Free movement is part and parcel of continued access to European markets. Is it worth sacrificing the latter to...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsA confident UK has nothing to fear from free movement of labour
Migration brings net gains to the UK, and to hamper it would likely be as bad for British nationals as it would be...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsEU freedom of movement and Brexit
EU migration could be the make or break issue of the Brexit campaigns. Both sides understand this, but how will they...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsBrexit from the French perspective
This challenge for ‘in’ campaigners is to answer the demands of citizens without offering Eurosceptics an...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsDefence on the Brexit frontline
The UK has shown little interest of late in enhancing military cooperation with Europe, preferring to work through...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsYou never know with referendums! A view from Denmark
The Danes have had eight EU referendums to date. A veteran campaigner and former Danish MP relates her experience of...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsToward a citizens’ Europe
EU referendum debates in the Netherlands show that decades of democratisation have led to a new kind of a citizen...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsSelling referendums in Ireland
The Irish have a lot of experience voting on EU treaties, and veteran campaigners there know that attention spans...
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Published in: Brexit DivisionsWho speaks for Europe? The UK referendum as a pan-European affair
The Brexit debate greatly effects Europe yet commentary from EU figures and European heads of state has been...