Tag: brexit
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The Border into Brexit
Perspectives from Local Communities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland – a new report by Dr Katy Hayward
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Northern Ireland and a border poll: hard truths
The Brexit issue continues to fuel speculation about the prospects of Irish unity following a border poll. Here Alan Whysall, Senior Honorary Research Associate at UCL’s Constitution Unit, warns that there are serious dangers looming here for both parts of Ireland – as well as the British government and the wider UK.
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Finding a way back to the EU
The Good Friday Agreement contains a mechanism that would allow Northern Ireland to return to the European Union. The EU has confirmed that this will be automatic. Yet this remains a neglected aspect of current constitutional conversations. It is likely that the appetite for this discussion will intensify in the years ahead, linked to Brexit…
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The biggest obstacle to a workable backstop alternative lies not in the EU, but the UK
With the pressure on the Prime Minister to propose a viable alternative to the backstop, Dr Katy Hayward summarises the options and challenges of alternative arrangements.
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The backstop: shifting goalposts, shifting red lines
Having physical infrastructure and additional checks and controls away from the border does not avoid a hard border; it simply places the hardened post-Brexit border elsewhere says Lisa Whitten and David Phinnemore.
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Boris, Brexit, and the Border: An incendiary mix
The Irish border has become something of a potential tripwire for Boris Johnson’s premiership says Dr Katy Hayward
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Brexit, Tourism and the border
This summer has seen a slump in tourism in the southern border counties. Dr Lisa Wilson of the Nevin Economic Research Institute describes the impact that the current Brexit approach is already having on the tourism sector in Ireland.
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Recent no-deal threats show dangerous disregard for Northern Ireland and its fragile peace
With Brexit day approaching and the risk of no deal contributing to a growing sense of crisis in Northern Ireland, Dr Katy Hayward argues that the backstop is needed to protect hard-won peace.
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The British-Irish centre ground in a British-Irish crisis
One hundred years on from its formation, can Northern Ireland become a ‘normal’ society? Dr Katy Hayward explores the potential for a centre ground and the meaning of normality in Northern Ireland.
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No-deal Brexit moves from fantasy machismo into stark reality
With 40,000 jobs at risk in Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Dr Katy Hayward argues that there is an urgent need for political leadership at the devolved regional level