Kirsty Hughes is a writer and commentator on European and international politics. She has worked at a number of leading European thinktanks including Chatham House, Friends of Europe, and the Centre for European Policy Studies and has published extensively including books, reports and as a journalist. She has also worked as a senior political adviser in the European Commission, for Oxfam as head of advocacy, and was CEO at Index on Censorship.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?3 scenarios for the outcome of the UK’s EU referendumIt is quite possible that England will vote differently to all three other constituent parts of the UK. And certain...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The EU stumbles as crises mountIt is precisely at dealing with a world like today's, of instability and fast-moving events – not open to easy or...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?'Brexit' and workers' rights – no case for a 'no'What is this crazy 'cut-off-your-nose to spite your face' strategy? How can we defend let alone improve EU workers’...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Rough waters ahead for Scotland if the UK votes 'no' in EU referendumIf David Cameron's EU referendum gamble fails and the UK votes 'no', what then for Scotland? Will it be smooth...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The UK's EU referendum and the EU's legitimacy crisis"Is a UK that retreats in isolationist but somehow progressive splendour really feasible? Surely, European countries...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Smoke and mirrors over 'Brexit': key questions on the path to the EU referendumCameron has unleashed a process he won't be fully able to control, having major impacts on the UK's political...