European Union https://indylibrary.scot/ en Scotland can choose to apply for membership of the EU https://indylibrary.scot/scotland-can-choose-apply-membership-eu <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Scotland can choose to apply for membership of the EU</span> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Question Answered</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/questions/can-scotland-rejoin-the-eu" hreflang="en">Can Scotland rejoin the EU?</a></div> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/21" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">MMCS</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 11/11/2021 - 20:52</span> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=58&amp;2=like_content" token="Uys9wPkl6lLbRW1DBjlho54NqdYANTCGI-g2Ik7DXL0"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Once independent with its own currency, Scotland can apply for EU membership.  This may take a couple of years.  In the interim application can be made to EFTA and to joining the customs union they enjoy with the EU. </span></span></span></span></span></span>This raises the question of a hard border between Scotland and England.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">Stephen Richard</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/380" hreflang="en">Rejoin</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:52:35 +0000 MMCS 58 at https://indylibrary.scot Do Labour supporters back a softer Brexit? https://indylibrary.scot/do-labour-supporters-back-a-softer-brexit <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Do Labour supporters back a softer Brexit?</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">John Curtice</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 28/03/2024 - 16:19</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">UK in a Changing Society</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2024</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/political-parties" hreflang="en">Political Parties</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Blog</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=1397&amp;2=like_content" token="IhTk387IA9AOh8_V9zejiwkT3exsNhrN36AbkEInmB4"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>John Curtice explores what Labour voters think about a closer relationship with the EU, looking at levels of support for specific ways in which Brexit might be softened.  </em></p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>among the mixture of supporters and opponents of Brexit who currently support Labour, for every one voter who takes the soft Brexit position towards our three specific propositions there is another who is opposed. Even on the general principle, only just over half say it is more important to be able to trade easily. In short, there is no clear consensus on the issue in Labour’s ranks.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://ukandeu.ac.uk/do-labour-supporters-back-a-softer-brexit/" target="_blank">https://ukandeu.ac.uk/do-labour-supporters-back-a-softer-brexit/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/784" hreflang="en">Labour Party</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:19:14 +0000 Stephen Richard 1397 at https://indylibrary.scot A Difficult Choice? Inside the UK/Outside the EU vs. Inside the EU/Outside the UK https://indylibrary.scot/a-difficult-choice-inside-the-ukoutside-the-eu-vs-inside-the-euoutside-the-uk <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">A Difficult Choice? Inside the UK/Outside the EU vs. Inside the EU/Outside the UK</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Alex Scholes</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 18/03/2024 - 18:38</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">What Scotland Thinks</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2024</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Report</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=1366&amp;2=like_content" token="qRtMV92uNAWpIXm6rrtjAs5w4wNVA0XJOECZRCXVZzo"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>20% - 30% think there will be no difference to most elements of economic life whether Scotland is in the EU or with UK outside the EU</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.whatscotlandthinks.org/2024/01/a-difficult-choice-inside-the-uk-outside-the-eu-vs-inside-the-eu-outside-the-uk/" target="_blank">https://www.whatscotlandthinks.org/2024/01/a-difficult-choice-inside-the-uk-out…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/746" hreflang="en">Migration</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/284" hreflang="en">Economy of an independent Scotland</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/849" hreflang="en">Cost of Living</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1245" hreflang="en">Industry support</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/820" hreflang="en">Wages</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/660" hreflang="en">Environment</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:38:15 +0000 Stephen Richard 1366 at https://indylibrary.scot Scotland And EU https://indylibrary.scot/scotland-and-eu <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Scotland And EU</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Anthony Salamone</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 07/03/2024 - 18:14</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">Common Weal</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2323</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Podcast</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-length field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)</div> <div class="field__item">43:25 min</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=1356&amp;2=like_content" token="8NxA-aGVP48nt0sGCRXh3yJJl2YL3pISXAS6PO1QvPQ"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Scottish Government’s latest independence White Paper on Scotland’s accession to the European Union</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>They discuss where the Scottish Government has started to demonstrate deeper understanding of EU processes and structures but also where the paper continues to gloss over or ignore critical barriers such as currency, compliance with EU standards and the democratic process of demonstrating a mandate to join the Union after independence.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://commonweal.scot/podcast/the-common-weal-policy-podcast-episode-193/" target="_blank">https://commonweal.scot/podcast/the-common-weal-policy-podcast-episode-193/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1240" hreflang="en">Scotland in Europe</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/158" hreflang="en">Currency</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:14:12 +0000 Stephen Richard 1356 at https://indylibrary.scot The Role of EU Immigration and the Threat of Brexit https://indylibrary.scot/the-role-of-eu-immigration-and-the-threat-of-brexit <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The Role of EU Immigration and the Threat of Brexit</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Sotirios Frantzanas</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 07/12/2023 - 12:03</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">Scotianomics</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2019</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/149" hreflang="en">Migration</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Briefing Paper</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-length field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)</div> <div class="field__item">5pp</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=1262&amp;2=like_content" token="GUbrwAzLsKET5lyjn9d_ifpkPLOINDmIi0p34xOzfGk"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Do EU immigrants still feel wanted in the UK?</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>• The Scottish government is right in stressing to the UK government the importance of migration to respond to the needs of Scotland. It is encouraging that there is a broad consensus across all Scottish political parties that Scotland should approach immigration in a different way than the rUK.</p> <p>• Devolving the power over immigration policies to the Scottish parliament is something that the Scottish government is committed to pursuing strongly.</p> <p>• There are good reasons for the UK government to rethink its migration targets overall. Choosing isolationist policies in an increasingly integrated world instead of inclusivity and openness will create problems for Scotland’s economy and society.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.scotianomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0519-The-Role-of-EU-Immigration-and-the-Threat-of-Brexit.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.scotianomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0519-The-Role-of-EU-Imm…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/689" hreflang="en">Immigration policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/501" hreflang="en">Brexit</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:03:46 +0000 Stephen Richard 1262 at https://indylibrary.scot Building a New Scotland: an independent Scotland in the EU https://indylibrary.scot/building-a-new-scotland-an-independent-scotland-in-the-eu-0 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Building a New Scotland: an independent Scotland in the EU</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Scottish Government</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 26/11/2023 - 17:35</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">Scottish Government</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2023</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/143" hreflang="en">Independence</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Report</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=1227&amp;2=like_content" token="16tfSvM2MKHYNKs5Mx4E48JgzDs2LtpnJ2Ploi8da1M"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Scottish Government’s vision for an independent Scotland in the EU.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Joining the EU as an independent nation offers Scotland the chance to regain what has been lost because of Brexit and what devolution cannot deliver. For the first time, Scotland would be at the table advancing Scotland’s interests directly in the EU. An independent Scotland would contribute positively to the EU and its member states.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-independent-scotland-eu/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-independent-scotland-eu/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/419" hreflang="en">Independence</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:35:42 +0000 Stephen Richard 1227 at https://indylibrary.scot Building a New Scotland: an independent Scotland in the EU https://indylibrary.scot/building-a-new-scotland-an-independent-scotland-in-the-eu <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Building a New Scotland: an independent Scotland in the EU</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Scottish Government</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 26/11/2023 - 17:35</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">Scottish Government</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2023</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/143" hreflang="en">Independence</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Report</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=1226&amp;2=like_content" token="k_nd10yYBxEU7aY3ntmXmeIwUXhV_z4mn88NYFCPYiM"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Scottish Government’s vision for an independent Scotland in the EU.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Joining the EU as an independent nation offers Scotland the chance to regain what has been lost because of Brexit and what devolution cannot deliver. For the first time, Scotland would be at the table advancing Scotland’s interests directly in the EU. An independent Scotland would contribute positively to the EU and its member states.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-independent-scotland-eu/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-new-scotland-independent-scotland-eu/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 17:35:42 +0000 Stephen Richard 1226 at https://indylibrary.scot The Euro Has Never Been More Problematic https://indylibrary.scot/the-euro-has-never-been-more-problematic <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The Euro Has Never Been More Problematic</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Yanis Varoufakis</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 04/12/2022 - 20:23</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">Oxford Union</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2019</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Video</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-length field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)</div> <div class="field__item">55:41 minutes</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=929&amp;2=like_content" token="FLSl7VjGsxOynkmWB87SMG1na3n9EXHaj6SCtDVSJNQ"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The Euro is not separate from Brexit.  Varoufakis argues against three statements: </p> <p>Europeans are better off as a result of the Euro</p> <p>Euro was a useful and helpful instrument during European crisis,</p> <p>Euro is a success story</p> <p> </p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhSg9X3q2gc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhSg9X3q2gc</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/633" hreflang="en">Euro</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 20:23:30 +0000 Stephen Richard 929 at https://indylibrary.scot Questions of EU Membership https://indylibrary.scot/questions-of-eu-membership <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Questions of EU Membership</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Anthony Salamone</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 25/09/2022 - 09:46</span> <div class="field field--name-field-publisher field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Publisher: </div> <div class="field__item">Common Weal</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2022</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/category/european-union" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource: </div> <div class="field__item">Opinion</div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=769&amp;2=like_content" token="1fgUTwyBI0ZC4ucKNPTEEkL9neYxbMM4U83oqZRNDzo"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Two things define Scotland’s current and future connections to the EU - We need to recognise we are external to the EU's thinking, and we need to rectify the generally poor knowledge of the EU among the general population and among our politicians.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>A successful EU accession process and future membership would be predicated on Scotland and its political system understanding and internalising both how the EU worked and how Scotland fit into the wider puzzle. Pro-EU sentiment alone would not deliver a pre-accession relationship or achieve core objectives in the accession negotiations. Joining the EU would be a major constitutional decision; it would transform the future Scottish state. In that context, it is incumbent on proponents of independence and EU membership to offer detail on how they propose to address the issues involved. It is not adequate to suggest that, since the Scottish electorate voted against the UK leaving the EU in 2016, the electorate is inherently in favour of EU membership for a Scottish state at a future point. It is equally unsatisfactory to contend that, in the event of independence, the questions of Scottish EU membership would spontaneously resolve themselves. Neither argument is convincing.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://commonweal.scot/questions-of-eu-membership/?vgo_ee=8Zmi9W73mT233ny9vanDDnA1PzbnxMyvq/V%2BZNjxc3U%3D" target="_blank">https://commonweal.scot/questions-of-eu-membership/?vgo_ee=8Zmi9W73mT233ny9vanD…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/797" hreflang="en">EU accession</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:46:35 +0000 Stephen Richard 769 at https://indylibrary.scot Scotland, Brexit and Broken Promise of Democracy https://indylibrary.scot/scotland-brexit-and-broken-promise-of-democracy <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Scotland, Brexit and Broken Promise of Democracy</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator:</div> <div class="field__item">Klaus Stolz</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 05/10/2021 - 19:02</span> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Category: </div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/143" hreflang="en">Independence</a></div> </div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&amp;1=433&amp;2=like_content" token="oRQ6HyWoGpwphUSTja0XVlk-2BcQLKl5XlwKrCF-pmc"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The perception of a democratic deficit began in the Thatcher premiership, long before Brexit. Scottish self government came to be positively linked with European intergation.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>If on reads the Brexit debate as a (misguided) battle against the broken promises of democracy, Scotland's experenece seems to diverge from that of the rest of the UL&gt; Here, the perception of political disenfranchisement set in earlier and found quite different forms of expression: the neo liberal and austerity-driven infringements on individual economic, social and political participation during the Thatcher years coincided with a disempowerment of collective institutions, notable labour and community bodies, raising demands for Scotland to become more democratic by ay of devolution or secession.  In this context, and despite the neoliberal tendencies and democratic shortcomings of the EU, Scottish self-government cam to be positively linked with European integration.</p> <p> </p> <p>A chapter from  Contested Britain: Brexit, Austerity and Agency, edited by Marius Guderjan and Hugh Mackay.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">Full Document (link)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=cGXXDwAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PT181&amp;dq=Will%20Brexit%20cause%20Scottish%20independence&amp;ots=tWvz0I37Hb&amp;sig=Ii8Qeh3EwNmRp0ZZIOnFAvL6u8E&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q=Will%20Brexit%20cause%20Scottish%20independence&amp;f=false" target="_blank">https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=cGXXDwAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PT181&amp;dq=W…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/365" hreflang="en">Political participation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/612" hreflang="en">Austerity</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/516" hreflang="en">Democracy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/474" hreflang="en">Devolution</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/372" hreflang="en">European Union</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Questions</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/questions/will-brexit-cause-scottish-independence" hreflang="en">Will Brexit cause Scottish independence?</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/questions/would-scottish-independence-cause-austerity" hreflang="en">Would Scottish independence cause austerity?</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:02:19 +0000 Stephen Richard 433 at https://indylibrary.scot