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The Break-up Of Britain? Theresa May Should Beware The Memory Of Charles I
Thursday, March 16, 2017 19:09
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from The Conversation
– this post authored by Thomas Black, University of Nottingham
The hapless career of Charles I (1600-49) holds tremendously important lessons for Theresa May and her approach to Brexit. The civil wars of Charles’ reign stemmed, in part, from a one-size-fits-all approach to British politics. His inflexibility in dealing with Scottish and Irish anxieties over English-style church and judicial reforms across his kingdoms mirrors May’s resolve to ignore the situation of the devolved assemblies and parliaments of the UK in the wake of the Brexit vote.
Source: http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=201703162031
