Scotland, the UK and Brexit

A Guide to the Future

Gerry Hassan, Russell Gunson, Gerry Hassan, Russell Gunson

• Publisher: Luath Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781912147182
• eBook ISBN:
  9781910324981
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: European Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The unexpected outcome of the 2017 UK general election means that the UK Government lacks a clear mandate on Brexit and also that the Scottish Government lacks a clear mandate on holding a second Independence Referendum consequent to the material change in circumstance which will be brought about by Brexit. We are in for a bumpy, unpredictable ride, one with profound consequences for the people of Scotland and the UK.

In this collection of essays from a wide range of leading political specialists, journalists and academics, Hassan and Gunson have assembled a comprehensive guide to Brexit for the UK as a whole, and its constituent parts.

From fisheries and agriculture to higher education and law, the whys and how of Brexit are challenged from all angles. Particular attention is paid to how Brexit will impact Scotland and the viability of a future independent Scotland.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Scotland, the UK and Brexit: an introduction
• Chapter 1 The UK’s approach to Brexit: where will it take us?
• Chapter 2 A differentiated Brexit for Scotland?
• Chapter 3 Brexit and belonging: empathy, voice and moral authority
• Chapter 4 Scottish public opinion and Brexit: not so clear after all?
• Chapter 5 What’s law got to do with it?
• Chapter 6 Living in interesting times: Scotland’s economic development trajectory post-Brexit
• Chapter 7 Brexit and Scotland’s public spending
• Chapter 8 Troubled waters: Scottish fisheries and the EU
• Chapter 9 Farming, Scotland and Brexit
• Chapter 10 The importance of Scotch whisky
• Chapter 11 Scotland’s higher education
• Chapter 12 Financial Services
• Chapter 13 Brexit, Scotland and tourism
• Chapter 14 How might Brexit impact the UK energy industry?
• Chapter 15 Brexit and the Scottish digital technologies industry
• Chapter 16 Brexit, the UK and Scotland: the story so far. A constitutional drama in four acts
• Chapter 17 Keeping up the pressure. Equality and human rights in Scotland post-Brexit
• Chapter 18 Brexit and UK Energy Policy
• Chapter 19 Brexit, the SNP and independence
• Chapter 20 Scotland, Britain, Europe: where now? A Conservative perspective
• Chapter 21 A better post-Brexit path for Scotland
• Chapter 22 Wales and Brexit
• Chapter 23 Northern Ireland: the promise broken?
• Chapter 24 Brexit and Ireland
• Chapter 25 The importance of borders: Britain in flux
• Chapter 26 Soft power in hard times
• Chapter 27 Somebody has to do it: Spain prepares for Brexit with an eye on Scotland and Gibraltar
• Chapter 28 Brexit and the future of Europe: a German perspective
• Chapter 29 The European Union’s multiple crises
• Chapter 30 Brexit and the political economy of Tory Britain
• Chapter 31 What becomes of British Labour?
• Chapter 32 A global UK? The UK after Brexit
• Contributors
• About IPPR Scotland
• Back Cover