Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Brexit, Stage Left

A piece for the Mark News:

Britain’s vote to leave the EU was supposed to help settle Britain’s ‘European Question’ instead, it has thrown up more questions than answers. 



Media coverage from the last week

It's been a busy week. The list below does not cover TV, radio or event appearances. 
The New York Times Online, 24.06.2016  '...the Hotel California in the Eagles song," said Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign...'
Also in MSN News US, FOX News Channel Online, Breitbart, Global News, KOMO-TV Online, Townhall Magazine Online, The Telegram Online, CJAD-AM Online, Canadian Business Online, Khaleej Times – Online, Truro Daily News Online, CIWW-AM (1310 News) – Online, MAX 104.9CFXY-FM (The Fox) – Online,  Rocket News, Greenfield Daily Reporter – Online, 99.5 FM Cat Country, WSDL 90.7 – Online. 
The Huffington Post, 25.06.2016
...over the past few years have been just as much about European unity,” London School of Economics' Tim Oliver wrote...
...Tim Oliver, a Dahrendorf fellow for Europe-North American relations at the London School of Economics. "It's about...
Also in: Yahoo News
The Latest: British media: 'Leave' sidewill win EU vote The Miami Herald Online, 24.06.2016
...had suffered from "a degree of complacency." Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign...
Also in Associated Press Online, Castanet.netCanada.com, WTHR-TV Online, The Province Online, Chattanooga Times Free Press Online, Calgary Herald Online, Townhall Magazine Online, Blogs.Montrealgazette.com, WTVC-TV Online, CBS San Francisco – Online, The New Indian Express, KWWL-TV Online, The Edmonton Journal Online, KUTV-TV Online, KFMB-AM (760 AM Talk Radio) – Online, Lethbridge Herald, WVLT-TV Online, The York Dispatch Online, State Journal Online, CTV News Channel Online, Aurora Sentinel – Online, WICS-TV – Online,
No, Donald Trump Doesn't Explain Brexit POLITICO Online, 23.06.2016
...from this big metropolitan giant,” notes Tim Oliver, a professor at the London School of Economics and Political...
LE POINT - ONLINE, 24.06.2016
...avant le référendum Tim Oliver, spécialiste en politique étrangère de la London School of Economics. Pour commencer, le...
...avant le référendum Tim Oliver, spécialiste en politique étrangère de la London School of Economics. Pour commencer,...
awkward marriage ends in divorce The News International, 25.06.2016
...that has helped drive euroscepticism in Britain," said Tim Oliver of the London School of Economics. "The other face,...
Also in: Yahoo! News (UK), Dhaka Tribune, Yahoo! Singapore Online, India Tribune,
...a alimentar el euroescepticismo en Reino Unido", explica Tim Oliver de la London School of Economics. "La otra cara, la...
...could mean a million different things,” said Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign...
...e politiche decennali. Però come ha spiegato il professore della London School of Economics and Political Science Tim...
...sur le pragmatisme économique, constate Iain Begg, professeur à la London School of Economics (LSE). La première...
... Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign...
'Remain' side in Britain too complacent Waco Tribune-Herald Online, 27.06.2016
... Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign...
Britain decides to leave the European Union CHED-AM Online, 24.06.2016 
...a vote on, or understand what's at stake.” Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign policy...
...a alimentar el euroescepticismo en Reino Unido", explica Tim Oliver, de la London School of Economics. "La otra cara,...
...a explicat unul dintre colaboratorii centrului de analiză IDEAS de la London School of Economics, Tim Oliver. O mare...
BREXIT. AP: In Profunzime, 25.06.2016 
...a explicat unul dintre colaboratorii centrului de analiza IDEAS de la London School of Economics, Tim Oliver. O mare...
...make for an easy settlement, said Tim Oliver, a political professor at the London School of Economics. "It's not going...
Also in Israel Herald, Nigeria Sun, Argentinastar.com
Why Brexit Isn't Just British World Policy Blog, 23.06.2016
...limited to Britain itself. Too much of the Brexit coverage, argues the London School of Economics' Tim Oliver, is...

After the referendum: what now?

I spoke yesterday at an LSE IDEAS and Sarasin & Partners event discussing what happens now the referendum result is known. Details below. Video of the conference to follow.



Monday, June 27, 2016

Discussing devolution to London on BBC London

I question whether Boris Johnson as prime minister will live up to his promise as Mayor of London to seek more devolution of powers to the metropolis...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07hjc7j/london-news-27062016  


Sunday, June 26, 2016

Forget independence for London – but the capital now needs its own devolved government more than ever

I wrote a while ago on the need to grant devolution to London. The referendum result saw London along with Scotland and N Ireland (and several other cities such as Liverpool and Manchester) vote remain. The result has led to calls for London to seek independence. That's not going to happen. But a devolved government for London can and should... 



Friday, June 24, 2016

How will the EU interpret the Brexit vote?

How is the EU going to interpret the British vote to withdraw from the EU? As Tim Oliver explains, the remaining members of the EU now face three challenges: finding a unified initial response, finding a reliable UK government to begin negotiations with, and reflecting on what it means for current ideas of European integration and unity.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2016/06/24/how-will-the-eu-interpret-the-brexit-vote/ 


Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Brexit, Grexit... we all fall down?

Video of a lecture I gave on 3 June at a University of Hamburg conference on 'Solidarity and its crisis in the EU'.

Video: https://lecture2go.uni-hamburg.de/veranstaltungen/-/v/19586


My publications on Brexit

Over the past few years I've written a lot on what a British exit might mean for the EU and so with the referendum upon us I thought I should list all my publications on this topic in one place.

Those of you who know me know my own political preference on this. It leaves me in the strange position of hoping that a lot of my work on Brexit is wasted! 

Reports and journal articles


Parliamentary evidence


Shorter comment pieces



Other papers such as conference papers can be found on my academia.edu/TimOliver page.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Quoted in an FT piece on London and the EU

In the EU referendum, London is the capital of Remain

Multicultural metropolis at ease with immigration and globalisation

...The referendum has crystallised a broader divide between the confidence of London and the worries across the rest of Britain in the face of globalisation.

“Overall, London or Londoners win — in England, in the UK, in the European Union and globally. That is not the case for all Londoners, but overall they are winning in the political, the economic and cultural competitions that take place at those different levels,” said Dr Tim Oliver, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics.

For some British “outers”, he argued, this distant and diverse London itself had become a rallying cry for the need to leave the EU. ...