A Disunited Kingdom: two Nations in, two Nations out
<p>The United Kingdom is not a centralised state. It is a ‘family of nations’. There is a strong case for arguing that the referendum carries only if a majority of voters in all four nations respectively give their backing. England and Wales voted to leave, but Scotland and Northern Ireland vo...
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| description | <p>The United Kingdom is not a centralised state. It is a ‘family of nations’. There is a strong case for arguing that the referendum carries only if a majority of voters in all four nations respectively give their backing. England and Wales voted to leave, but Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain. Recognising that split is not a matter of shifting the goalposts after the fact. It is about respecting an established, indeed a compelling constitutional order.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-19b4e7b7595840ee8b2b5921460f822d2022-12-22T03:04:27ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044A Disunited Kingdom: two Nations in, two Nations outJo Eric Khushal Murkens<p>The United Kingdom is not a centralised state. It is a ‘family of nations’. There is a strong case for arguing that the referendum carries only if a majority of voters in all four nations respectively give their backing. England and Wales voted to leave, but Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain. Recognising that split is not a matter of shifting the goalposts after the fact. It is about respecting an established, indeed a compelling constitutional order.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/a-disunited-kingdom-two-nations-in-two-nations-out/brexit, Devolution, Referendum |
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| title | A Disunited Kingdom: two Nations in, two Nations out |
| title_full | A Disunited Kingdom: two Nations in, two Nations out |
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| title_short | A Disunited Kingdom: two Nations in, two Nations out |
| title_sort | disunited kingdom two nations in two nations out |
| topic | brexit, Devolution, Referendum |
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