Tim Oliver
BFP10: 21.11-28.11 Talking to EU
This week some of the narratives that have defined Britain’s post-Brexit international relations came briefly into touch with painful...
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Tim Oliver
- Nov 21
- 3 min
BFP10: 14.11-20.11 This is going to hurt
It was a week of global summits, stray missiles that could have started global war, and in Britain a budget that will make Britons worlds...
Tim Oliver
- Nov 18
- 1 min
Global England - Global Britain?
Contested English views of nation and sovereignty shaped Brexit and took the UK out of the EU. Could similarly contested views of...
Tim Oliver
- Nov 14
- 3 min
BFP10: 7.11-13.11 That’s not my Brexit
British politics is still operating in the shadow of the mini-budget of 23 September and the uncertainty of the forthcoming 17 November...
Tim Oliver
- Nov 6
- 3 min
BFP10: 31.10~6.11 A normal week for UK government?
After the chaos of the past few weeks the most remarkable thing about the past week was how relatively calm it was. As one Tory MP told...
Tim Oliver
- Oct 30
- 4 min
BFP10: 24.10~30.10 It's the economy, stupid.
Another week, another new prime minister. Rishi Sunak's climb to the top of British politics and government has been rapid. He only...
Tim Oliver
- Oct 23
- 3 min
BFP10: 17.10~23.10 The lettuce won
As many expected, the Daily Star’s lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as PM. At least British humour is on top form right now. The same cannot...
Tim Oliver
- Oct 16
- 3 min
BFP10: 10.10~16.10 'Dear, oh dear.'
Last week I wrote of the relative peace that seemed to have emerged after a hectic period in British politics. Of course, the instability...
Tim Oliver
- Oct 9
- 2 min
BFP10: 3.10~9.10 The name’s Britain… ‘Great’ Britain
After the turmoil of the past few weeks, the last few days have been somewhat calmer. Critical discussion and analysis continues into...
Tim Oliver
- Oct 2
- 3 min
BFP-10 26.9~2.10 KamiKwazi foreign policy
British politics this week has been dominated by the political and economic fallout from the ‘mini-budget’ delivered last Friday by...
Tim Oliver
- Sep 25
- 3 min
BFP10:19.9~25.9 His Majesty’s Government announces…
Yet another momentous week in British politics and foreign policy. The Queen’s State Funeral on Monday captured the world’s attention. It...
Tim Oliver
- Sep 18
- 3 min
British Foreign policy 10:12.9~18.9 -- The Queue
News this past week has of course been dominated by coverage of the late Queen's lying-in-state. There have been lots more good pieces...
Tim Oliver
- Sep 11
- 2 min
British Foreign Policy10: 5.9~11.9 ---- HM the Queen
It’s not hyperbole to say that this was one of, if not the most momentous and memorable week in British life and politics for a long...
Tim Oliver
- Sep 4
- 2 min
British Foreign Policy 10: 29.8~4.9
Each week I bookmark a great many items - articles, blog posts, reports, videos and much more - on British foreign policy. Sometimes I...
Tim Oliver
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
Dante Plaques
The following is reposted from my old blogspot account because the file seems to have gone missing. The original post was 28th July 2018....
Tim Oliver
- Jan 10, 2021
- 2 min
Massolit lecture series on Brexit
A little while ago I recorded a 21 part lecture series on Brexit for Massolit, an online educational platform. You can check out the...
Tim Oliver
- Jan 6, 2021
- 1 min
Did you have a merry Brexmas?
A quick festive-themed take on the recent UK-EU Brexit agreement, published by the Clingendael Spectator. Full piece here.
Tim Oliver
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
London, global cities and Covid-19
I recently sent the following list to the students on my London module and thought I'd also post it here. There have been a number of...
Tim Oliver
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Report for the Martens Centre
My latest report, written with Garvan Walshe, looks at how Brexit is in some important ways making Britain more and not less European....
Tim Oliver
- Feb 3, 2020
- 1 min
Get Brexit Started
'Get Brexit Done' really means 'Get Brexit Started'. New report for LSE IDEAS, written with Andrew Hammond, available now:...