Independence and the Union
Opinion
Will Ruth Davidson’s resignation have an impact on Brexit?
In a blog originally published at the UK in a Changing Europe, Professor Nicola McEwen discusses the implications of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson's resignation.
Opinion
Drowning in a Sea of Unknowns: from the Messiest of Elections to the Messiest of Constitutional Futures
This is the messiest General Election ever, particularly in Scotland and Northern Ireland (and increasingly so for Wales).
Opinion
Spain's Constitutional Deadlock
Spain’s fourth General Election in as many years has again failed to produce a majority government or even an obvious and viable coalition.
Opinion
A very different general election in Scotland
General elections north of the border have always had a distinctive flavour. But the dynamics in Scotland this time feel very different, in two ways.
Opinion
General Election 2019 in Northern Ireland: Unionist U-turns and pro-Remain pacts
In Northern Ireland, the upcoming general election looks set to generate a high degree of political churn, with the Irish Times’ Gerry Moriarty
Opinion
Legislating for EU withdrawal: do the devolved institutions really have 'no role'?
There has been a lot of rich analysis comparing the Brexit deal secured by Boris Johnson with that of his predecessor.
Opinion
A territorial perspective on the UK proposals to replace the backstop
Nicola McEwen asks how might the devolved governments of Wales and Scotland respond to Boris Johnson's proposals for Northern Ireland?
Opinion
Scotland’s media, politics and the digital revolution
Professor Philip Schlesinger of the University of Glasgow looks at Scotland’s post-devolution media and the wider forces driving change in the communications ecology.
Opinion
Indyref reflections
Five years on, have the fundamentals of independence changed? Friends and fellows of the CCC respond.
Chris Whatley of Dundee University on the conditions of independence
Opinion
Indyref 5 Years On
As we mark the fifth anniversary of Scotland's independence referendum, Coree Brown Swan rounds up the CCC's commentary and analysis.