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Nature & Environment
What was the deal for Cornish fishermen as the UK left the EU’s single market on 1st January 2021?
Brexit and fishing have two big topics over the past few years. Dr Vicky Johnson looks at what happens now that Brexit has finally happened.
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Nature & Environment
Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Rockall is an uninhabitable granite islet situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. It lies within the exclusive economic zone of the United Kingdom and is claimed by the UK as its territory. As Dr Gerry Mooney explains, this claim is not recognised by its neighbours.
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Nature & Environment
In deep, stormy waters: Scotland, the UK and the politics of fishing
Four of the top five UK ports for landed weight are in Scotland. Is there a possibility of an independent Scotland opting to become an EU member re-joining the EUs Common Fisheries Policy?
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Nature & Environment
Brexit and Scotland’s fishing communities
Dr Gerry Mooney looks at the importance of Scotland's fishing industry and how Brexit is leading to an uncertain future.
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Nature & Environment
Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
The Leave campaign promised that Brexit would help fishers ‘take back control’ of Britain’s fishing waters and stocks. But how quotas are allocated has always been a national decision.
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Nature & Environment
Fishing the aliens in our waters
Could non-native invasive species make UK coastal fisheries more sustainable? Dr Shonil Bhagwat digs deeper to take a look.
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Society, Politics & Law
Why ‘No Deal is better than a Bad Deal’ couldn’t fly
The unmanageable cost of leaving without a Withdrawal Agreement helped the EU impose one that few would ever like.
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Society, Politics & Law
Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Dr Volker Patent looks at what we can learn from Brexit and how this reflects on those who represent us in Parliament and the processes by which they get there.
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Society, Politics & Law
How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Dr Umut Erel, a Senior Lecturer at The Open University, explores how migrants’ cultural, social and economic resources impact on their settlement in the countries of destination.
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Society, Politics & Law
Was it right to hold a Referendum on Brexit?
Explore your opinions alongside experts and other learners, to see whether a vote to leave the EU should have taken place.
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Society, Politics & Law
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Is there a third way that the country can unite around?