Tag Archives: Brexit

Across the Great Divide

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

What the elections in the US and UK and elsewhere are showing is a deep divide in modern advanced economies between 1) those with university education, including those areas where people cluster around those with university education and serve them … Continue reading →

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Brexit Means Brexit Means Endless Austerity

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

What seems missing from the analysis of austerity in relation to the recent UK General Election is that Brexit means endless austerity as far as the eye can see, as it likely takes 400 billion pounds a year out of … Continue reading →

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Brexit Chest Thumping Versus Skilled Negotiation: Jonathan Powell

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

At last a piece of Brexit analysis by someone who has done many difficult negotiations in the past and who has learned from them: Stop the Brexit chest thumping: successful negotiators build trust. The UK must refrain from overplaying its … Continue reading →

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Brexit as a Game of Chicken: Tim Harford

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

I thought this article very insightful, though I also had in mind the views of a friend of mine, a former/recovered economist, who calls Theresa May “Mugabe May” because he thinks May will damage the UK economy as much as … Continue reading →

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Conflict Handling: Michael Clayton Movie

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

I love the movie Michael Clayton for its insights into corporate pathology. But I think this scene below is also a perfect introduction into the process of helping one side in an impending conflict great real about their situation and … Continue reading →

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UK Brexit and Interest Based Approaches

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

I thought it might be helpful to apply Interest Based Bargainging approaches to UK Brexit Negotiations?  1) The British Constitution since Henry VIII is one sentence: “Parliament is sovereign” or if you want to be a bit archaic: “the Monarch … Continue reading →

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A Negotiator’s Take on Brexit

Posted on September 10, 2016 by

A professional Negotiator’s (that’s me 🙂 ) commentary on Brexit 1) The strength of any negotiation position is always the walk away option: what each side can impose without agreement unilaterally aka what is technically called the BATNA or Best … Continue reading →

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