All posts tagged "European"
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The politics of personalities: how three bad behaviours shaped Brexit
Analysis: Politics may be fought in the language of principles and philosophies, but personality often decides the victor. Digging through a new set of interviews on Britain’s Brexit journey, Matt
- Posted April 6, 2021
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MPs challenge UK government on weakening of public appointment principles
The UK parliament’s public administration watchdog has accused the British government of deliberately trying to weaken the rules ensuring transparency and probity in public appointments, giving ministers more power to
- Posted April 20, 2017
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EU-UK trade deal could take six years, says former WTO chief
The former director of the World Trade Organisation has said that a comprehensive trade deal between the UK and the EU could take five to six years to complete. Pascal
- Posted March 17, 2017
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Matt Tee, chief executive of IPSO, UK: Exclusive Interview
Most governments find press regulation a tricky business; but few struggle as much as the UK, which now has two rival regulators. Matt Ross meets Matt Tee, whose regulator has
- Posted December 12, 2016
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Newspapers struggling to challenge politicians’ lies, says UK press regulator
The rise of politicians who “lie routinely” has created a problem that journalists “just don’t understand how to deal with”, the head of a UK press regulator has warned. Speaking
- Posted December 12, 2016
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Britain turns to private sector, foreign governments and retired officials for help with Brexit talks
Britain is turning to foreign governments, the private sector and former civil servants to help it ramp up its capacity to conduct complex trade negotiations following Britain’s decision to leave
- Posted July 5, 2016
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Clash over civil service advice in EU referendum
Civil servants were again dragged into the UK’s bitter EU referendum yesterday, when a former adviser to the prime minister said that officials had warned the prime minister it would
- Posted June 21, 2016