Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Pictures from 'The State of the Union: After the British referendum, what future for the EU?'

Last night I spoke in the Egmont Palace in Brussels as part of an Egmont Institute event 'The state of the union: after the British referendum, what future for the EU?' Other speakers were Herman Van Rompuy, former Prime Minister of Belgium and former President of the European Council, Margrethe Verstager, European Commissioner, Competition, Didier Reynders, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs, with Simon Nixon of the Wall Street Journal as moderator.  More pictures can be found here.







 Pictures by Jean-Pol Schrauwen: https://www.flickr.com/photos/59502713@N02/ 
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Monday, July 04, 2016

EU Referendum: What Now?

A video of the LSE IDEAS and Sarasin & Partners conference on 'EU Referendum: What now?' is now available:  http://www.lse.ac.uk/IDEAS/EVENTS/events/2016/16-06-27-EURef.aspx
Speakers - 

  • Chair: Craig Calhoun, LSE, Director
  • Simon Hix, LSE, Department of Political Science
  • Tim Oliver, LSE IDEAS
  • Guy Monson, CIO, Sarasin & Partners
  • Swati Dhingra, LSE, Department of Economics
  • Karen Smith, LSE, Department of International Relations
  • Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  • Chair: Susan Liautaud, Vice Chair, LSE Governors
  • Sir David Capewell, Former Chief of Joint Operations of the British armed forces
  • Baroness Falkner of Margravine
  • Lord Michael Dobbs


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Sunday, July 03, 2016

The State of the Union: After the British referendum, what future for the EU ?

I'm speaking in Brussels on Monday at an Egmont Institute event on Brexit. 

Other speakers Include:
  • Didier Reynders, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs
  • Herman Van Rompuy, former Prime Minister of Belgium and former President of the European Council
  • Margrethe Verstager, European Commissioner, Competition
  • Moderator, Simon Nixon of the Wall Street Journal. 



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Friday, July 01, 2016

Fifty shades of Brexit

There has been much speculation that Britain’s vote to leave the EU will trigger its disintegration. In this piece for the LSE's BrexitVote blog I look at various scenarios to consider whether this could happen. He maintains that rebuilding trust and relations between the UK and the EU will not be easy as there won’t be any sudden divorce in the first place. Instead of a simplistic narrative of in/out we need to think of future relations in terms of shades of grey.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2016/07/01/shades-of-grey-is-brexit-going-to-lead-to-european-disintegration/ 

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Brexit Response Pits Economics Against Political Unity

A few words for Voice of America on the potential divisions that could develop in the Brexit divorce negotiations:

 http://www.voanews.com/content/eu-founders-meet-as-brexit-response-pits-economics-against-political-unity/3391968.html



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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. 

http://www.themarknews.com/2016/06/28/brexit-stage-left/


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Media coverage from the last week

It's been a busy week. The list below does not cover TV, radio or event appearances. 
How the UK Could Remain in the EU Despite a Vote to Leave
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 104.9, CFXY-FM (The Fox) – Online,  Rocket News, Greenfield Daily Reporter – Online, 99.5 FM Cat Country, WSDL 90.7 – Online. 
Brexit Will Fundamentally Change The Future Of Europe
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...
Future of UK Hangs in Balance as Brexit Polls Open ABC News Online, 24.06.2016
...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.net, Canada.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...
Royaume-Uni et UE: un mariage de convenance tourmenté
LE POINT - ONLINE, 24.06.2016
...avant le référendum Tim Oliver, spécialiste en politique étrangère de la London School of Economics. Pour commencer, le...
Royaume-Uni et UE: un mariage de convenance tourmenté -L'Express L'EXPRESS - ONLINE, 24.06.2016
...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,
Brexit: El Reino Unido y la UE, un matrimonio mal avenidodesde el principio Inversión & Finanzas Online, 24.06.2016
...a alimentar el euroescepticismo en Reino Unido", explica Tim Oliver de la London School of Economics. "La otra cara, la...
After poisonous campaign, British vote on EU ties shapes upas cliffhanger Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Online, 23.06.2016
...could mean a million different things,” said Tim Oliver, a fellow at the London School of Economics' IDEAS foreign...
Trump cerca i riflettori della Brexit, ma la Scozia non lovuole formiche, 23.06.2016
...e politiche decennali. Però come ha spiegato il professore della London School of Economics and Political Science Tim...
Brexit : le Royaume-Uni vote pour la sortie de l'Unioneuropéenne Midi Libre - Online, 24.06.2016
...sur le pragmatisme économique, constate Iain Begg, professeur à la London School of Economics (LSE). La première...
UK broadcasters project that Britain has voted to leave the28-nation European Union in historic referendum Deseret News Online, 24.06.2016
... 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...
Reino Unido y la UE, un matrimonio mal avenido desde elprincipio Globedia (ES), 24.06.2016 
...a alimentar el euroescepticismo en Reino Unido", explica Tim Oliver, de la London School of Economics. "La otra cara,...
Cum poate ramane Marea Britanie in UE, desi a votat BREXIT/ANALIZA Ziua News, 26.06.2016 
...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...
Brexit Response Pits Economics Against Political Unity -Herald Globe Herald Globe, 26.06.2016 
...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...
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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.



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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  


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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... 



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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/ 


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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


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