The Brexit talks aren’t just about power, they’re about legitimacy – and the UK urgently needs a vision for the future

Coverage of the Brexit negotiations often focuses on the relative bargaining power of the UK and the EU as they seek to reach a new agreement following Britain’s withdrawal. Andrew Glencross highlights that although bargaining power is central to the negotiations, power is a function of legitimacy, and if the UK is to reach a genuinely good Brexit deal it will have to propose a new institutional vision that the rest of the EU recognise as being legitimate.

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ESO: Background information: [Brexit Negotiations]: Second round of negotiations with European Commission, Brussels, 17-20 July 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-negotiations-second-round-of-negotiations-with-european-commission-brussels-17-20-july-2017/

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