Professor of EU law and Employment Law, Trinity College, Cambridge; senior fellow, UK in a Changing Europe
Joined June 2011
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Delighted that our book on the lives of EU migrant workers in Great Yarmouth now published. Great support by @BrisUniPress @ESRC @UKandEU. Very grateful to all our interviewees, especially to @GyrosOrg and its staff, including the artist for the cover. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk…
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Rod Liddle and I working for the BBC in 1988. He made a significant difference to the Radio 4 news programmes he edited: sharper, more journalistic, and reflecting a wider range of opinion.
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A decade after #Brexit, British public opinion has shifted, but the politics of rejoining remain far more complicated than a simple return to the pre-2016 settlement.
Read our essay collection 'Ten years after the Brexit referendum' here: buff.ly/jgBOT4e
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Thank you @DavidGHFrost for the acknowledgement that @UKandEU have aspired to be impartial throughout the Brexit process
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I wrote a(nother) piece on the 10th anniversary of the referendum, including some thoughts on the role of UK in a Changing Europe
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"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-belfast-go…
Brief blog on leaving the ECHR and the refugee convention ukandeu.ac.uk/leaving-the-ec…
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This is important stuff, especially in the light of the reset.
"MPs now experience a ‘benefit’ of Brexit whereby such scrutiny is being done only by unelected peers". Labour Labour Movement for Europe chair @stellacreasy on the scrutiny problems around the UK's relationship with the EU ukandeu.ac.uk/how-parliament…
A wonderful wrap up session today with many of those who helped us with our work looking at the experience of EU migrant workers in Great Yarmouth. Our book, bristoluniversitypress.co.uk…, maps their lives. Thanks to @cambridgelaw @fiona_costello @UKandEU
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"The UK and the EU... stated their aspiration both to align their emissions trading schemes (ETS) and for GB participation in the internal energy market (IEM)."
Joseph Cary explains what closer energy cooperation between the UK & EU would mean in practice
ukandeu.ac.uk/what-implicati…
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Full room and excellent discussion yesterday @Cambridge_Uni at the presentation of my book #TheDivorceofNations . Event hosted and moderated by Professors Catherine Barnard and Brendan Simms from @TrinCollCam and @Peterhouse_Cam @CamGeopolitics
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"The success in terms of numbers of applications masks the reality that for more vulnerable EU citizens, there are still long-term risks in obtaining and maintaining EUSS status"
@CSBarnard24 @fiona_costello on EU nationals in the UK
ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-eu-citi…
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I wrote the weekend essay in the FT! I’m so chuffed I’ll probably mention it again soon… ft.com/content/f725a4ad-d261…
This was an excellent seminar. For those interested in a balanced, thoughtful discussion of the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland, look no further.
📢Today @EULegalStudies held a webinar to discuss recent @UKSupremeCourt judgement in 'For Women Scotland' ft. @CSBarnard24 (@TrinCollCam), Aidan O'Neill KC (@MatrixChambers) & Lena Holzer (@GirtonCollege). Recordings at:
📺 youtu.be/aGiCGtnjNoA
🎙️ cels-seminars.captivate.fm/
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Also featuring Dr Lena Holzer (@GirtonCollege) and chaired by @CSBarnard24 (@TrinCollCam) this promises to be a fascinating event!
📢 On 21 May @ 1pm @EULegalStudies will hold an online discussion of the academic implications of the @UKSupremeCourt case of 'For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers' ft Aidan O'Neill KC (@MatrixChambers) who appeared in the case. Reg at:
🔗bit.ly/4d7Ziem
ALT Online seminar: The 'For Women Scotland' Supreme Court judgment - An academic discussion
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📢On Thursday the @EULegalStudies annual Mackenzie Stuart Lecture was delivered by @NickTorfaen who laid out a vision of the future of 'The UK's Relationship with the European Union'. Video, audio and photographs at:
🔗cels.law.cam.ac.uk/mackenzie…
#MSL25 #EU #EuropeanUnion
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What we really, really need is an organisation devoted to explaining that relationship between the UK and a Changing Europe... ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-and-a-c…
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How does the recent Zelenskyy and Trump meeting compare to summits of the past?
David Reynolds takes us through history in his latest blog👇
ukandeu.ac.uk/a-history-of-s…
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Here's an interesting wrinkle. @mwgehring on whether scrapping regulations here to foster growth might breach the terms of the TCA... ukandeu.ac.uk/batting-away-n…
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Honoured by praising reviews of my book by distinguished scholars Professors Catherine Barnard @CSBarnard24 and Brendan Simms, from @Cambridge_Uni , @AnthonySeldon from @EpsomCollegeUK and @CharlesKupchan from @Georgetown . You can preorder here : lnk.to/divorceofnationsTW
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Thank you to the @SLSA_UK for shortlisting our book 'Low-Paid EU Migrant Workers' for their Hart—SLSA Book Prize 2025! @CSBarnard24 @fiona_costello