Union Archives | UK in a changing Europe

Commentary

Scottish independence: is Brexit fuelling support?

Professor John Curtice and Ian Montagu

04 Nov 2020

Union

Commentary

Internal Market Bill: the government is still chasing unicorns

Professor Philip Syrpis

25 Sep 2020

Relationship with the EU

Union

Commentary

The Good Friday Agreement and the Protocol’s Trade Arrangements

Colin Murray

23 Sep 2020

Union

Explainer

The Internal Market Bill and Northern Ireland: where it comes from and what it might mean

What is the internal market? A single market is traditionally thought of as a set of self-governing territories between which barriers to…

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Explainer

An EU presence in Northern Ireland after Brexit

The European Commission had a representation in London throughout the UK’s membership of the EU. From the mid-1970s it also had regional…

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Explainer

Brexit and the backstop

What is the backstop? We’d be safely on the home straight by now – Withdrawal Agreement agreed and a political declaration on…

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How will the Internal Market Bill impact the devolved governments?

25 Sep 2020

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Does the Internal Market Bill facilitate frictionless trade within the UK?

25 Sep 2020

Fact

What is the Union Customs Code?

The Union Customs Code (UCC) is the rulebook for managing the external borders of the EU’s customs union. Read this fact to find out more.

What is the Northern Ireland protocol?

The Northern Ireland protocol, formally called the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, is the part of the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU that ensures there is no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland as a result of the UK leaving the EU.