When Brexit Meets Logic

The author argues that following the general election in the United Kingdom in June 2017 it is increasingly likely that Britain will either stay in the EU or reach a transitional arrangement very similar to full membership.

ESO: Background information: British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds http://www.europeansources.info/record/british-public-open-to-compromise-on-brexit-deal-new-research-finds/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: A cross-party committee of the Privy Council should be established to seek consensus on the terms of Brexit (UCL: Constitution Unit, June 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-cross-party-committee-of-the-privy-council-should-be-established-to-seek-consensus-on-the-terms-of-brexit/

The Guardian, 14.07.17: Vince Cable: ‘The Brexiteers are only just beginning to understand the can of worms they opened’ https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2017/jul/14/vince-cable-liberal-democrats-interview-brexit-eu-referendum

Politico, 15-16.07.17: Tony Blair: Europe willing ‘to accommodate Britain’ http://www.politico.eu/article/tony-blair-europe-willing-to-accommodate-britain/

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: News, July 2017: Brexit and the Centre http://institute.global/news/brexit-and-centre

Euro|Topics: Debates, July 2017: The temptations of a second Brexit referendum http://www.eurotopics.net/en/182711/the-temptations-of-a-second-brexit-referendum

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 19.07.17: Brexit can be stopped – but the window of opportunity is closing fast http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/07/19/brexit-window-of-opportunity-closing-fast/

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