From German Law Journal, a special supplement on Brexit. Holger P. Hestermeyer (King’s College): How Brexit Will Happen: A Brief Primer on EU Law and Constitutional Law Questions Raised by Brexit. AC Grayling on why parliament must resist Article 50 (and more). Everything you need to know about Theresa May’s Brexit nightmare in five minutes. Ralf Michaels (Duke): Does Brexit Spell the Death of Transnational Law? Benjamin Ward on what Brexit means for human rights. Ray Drainville on Brexit, racist attacks, and infographics: An analysis. Paul P. Craig (Oxford): Brexit: A Drama in Six Acts. Ben Judah on England’s last gasp of empire. Kevin Meagher on how Brexit is the beginning of the end for Northern Ireland. John Lanchester on Brexit blues. A risk worth taking? Davide Morisi on the effect of information in the Brexit referendum. You can download The Brexit Crisis: A Verso Report.
Why did some of the richest, most powerful people in the UK support Brexit? It’s not the economy, stupid: Eric Kaufmann on Brexit as a story of personal values. A hard truth for Leave voters: Brexit means big government. Nicole Longpre on how the British Far Right went mainstream. Hilary Pilkington on why dismissing uncomfortable views as “Far Right” risks political complacency. If the Left wants to win again, it must learn the art of storytelling. For the British Left to succeed, the UK must leave the European Union. Keep calm and Brexit on: History suggests leaving Europe is great for Britain. Europe is already plotting a future without Britain.
Gillian Tett on what Brexit can teach America: The electorate is losing its fear of leaping into the unknown — nobody can assume that Trump will lose “just” because he presents a risk.
