Nationalism is surging – changing the way companies do business overseas
Free speech ‘prophet’ Michel Houellebecq is a fan of Trump and Brexit. His satirical final novel predicts political chaos
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Michel Barner: how Mr Brexit rose from the ashes of Emmanuel Macron’s fire to become French prime minister
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Keir Starmer could turn to Welsh mythology for a few lessons on leadership
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Starmer must seize the chance to rethink the UK-Europe relationship – here’s how he can do it
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Brexit boredom is one thing – but there’s a real problem when Britain’s leaders won’t even talk about Europe anymore
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Levelling up has been a total failure – here’s the evidence
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Northern Ireland: the three electoral threats keeping the DUP awake at night
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Hostile environment, Brexit and missed targets: 14 years of Tory immigration policy
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UK ‘taking back control’ of its borders risks rolling back human rights protections
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Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’
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Asylum chaos triggers fresh tensions over how to manage Ireland’s post-Brexit border
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Nostalgia hasn’t always been a tool for manipulating our emotions – it was once a medical condition
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More price rises and empty shelves on the cards as UK brings in Brexit border checks
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‘I might as well stop and diversify into holiday lets’ – new research reveals the reality of farming after Brexit
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Young people in Britain aren’t bad at learning languages – but the school system doesn’t make it easy for them
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Ignoring Welsh farmers’ protests is a dangerous move for politicians
@theconversation.com 8 months ago
Deepfakes are still new, but 2024 could be the year they have an impact on elections
@theconversation.com 8 months ago
The Turing scheme was supposed to help more disadvantaged UK students study abroad – but they may still be losing out
@theconversation.com 9 months ago
Northern Ireland deal to restore power sharing after two year gap – how it happened and what comes next
@theconversation.com 11 months ago
'Just the rich can do it': our research shows how immigration income requirements devastate families
@theconversation.com 11 months ago
Argentina's Brexit: why new president Milei is threatening to pull out of South America's common market
David Cameron returns: how can a prime minister make someone who isn't an MP foreign secretary? And what happens now?
Friday essay: if the world's systems are 'already cracking' due to climate change, is there a post-doom silver lining?
I've studied the art of losing a referendum: the Australian government could have learned from other countries on these key points
Why Labour's plan to 'rewrite Brexit' might not be as politically risky as it sounds
Why the Voice could be a bulwark against Trumpism gaining a stronger foothold in Australia
Tears, compromise, divorce – what it's like to leave the UK because of Brexit
The EU is making overtures for a post-Brexit defence collaboration with the UK – but London isn't listening
The UK's island identity has long shaped its political outlook – is that why it currently feels so adrift?
Why so many people have had enough of experts – and how to win back trust
Why post-Brexit Britain is still open for business – despite what Microsoft says
Journalists reporting on the Voice to Parliament do voters a disservice with 'he said, she said' approach
Brexit didn't trigger the mass exodus from the EU that was once feared – but nor did it leave Europeans wanting more from their union
Why Britain’s new CPTPP trade deal will not make up for Brexit
New EU-UK trade deal has promise for Northern Ireland and US as well
How food shortages affect shopping habits and why people keep switching stores
New Brexit deal will be better for Northern Ireland's economy than the protocol, research suggests
Windsor framework: why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn't
Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders
Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal: how the Stormont brake could block new EU laws from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland protocol: why Tory backbenchers are rebelling over Rishi Sunak's revised Brexit deal
The decision to ditch the UK's Department for International Trade is testament to the failure of Brexit
Want to avoid heated arguments? Try this technique before having a difficult conversation
Politicians weren't confident discussing Brexit – my analysis of parliamentary debates shows how
A 'stop Brexit' sticker and suffragette colours: it's really not clear what can get you kicked out of parliament
Banking reforms expert Q&A: will relaxing the rules help the UK economy and what are the risks?
A Swiss-style Brexit deal is unlikely unless things change dramatically within the Conservative Party