by Talking Humanities | Jul 11, 2017 | Features, Graduate Study, Languages & Literature, Politics & Law, Training and Research
Image: © Shutterstock In this post, Dr Juliette Scott reflects on how Brexit could bring unexpected opportunities in legal translation. As I write, it seems inevitable that the UK will be leaving the European Union – potentially accompanied by ‘softer’ negotiations in...
by Talking Humanities | Aug 2, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law
Britain’s free-trade driven post-EU ambitions pose ‘grave consequences for medium and small Commonwealth countries,’ explains Dr Kevin Barker. ‘Caribbean and Pacific states will need to swim against the anti-integration ideological tide that secured victory for Brexit...
by Talking Humanities | Jun 9, 2016 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law, Public Engagement
The upcoming EU referendum represents a seminal point in the UK’s relations with fellow Commonwealth members, as well as London’s international relationships. On 24 May, Remain/Brexit debaters got the benefit of hindsight when they compared the European debates of...
by aseifert | Jun 30, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Politics & Law
The noted Cambridge historian Herbert Butterfield once observed that, ‘history is all things to all men’. This axiom encapsulates perfectly the attitude of European governments towards the Waterloo bicentenary this month says Dr Jasper Heinzen. The official...
