Robert Craig: Can the Government Use the Royal Prerogative to Extend Article 50?
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Introduction
The possibility of extending the Article 50 process is being discussed in media outlets and social media. There are a number of potential scenarios where a short extension might be sought:
- to implement the Withdrawal Agreement in law
- to manage the process of a no deal Brexit
- to hold a general election
- to hold a second referendum
This post seeks to explore some of the legal questions that arise if an extension were attempted. It should be noted that the effect of an extension would be to continue membership of the EU, for the time being. It will be assumed, solely for the purposes of this post, that political agreement of the EU is obtained to extend the Article 50 period as required as a matter of EU law.
In reality, such consent cannot be assumed, as Eleanor Sharpston has pointed out. She also suggests that it might…
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Poles Apart: Polish Government Bans New Wind Farms & All Existing Turbines Gone by 2035
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Faced with thousand of furious rural voters sick of being overrun by industrial wind turbines, Poland has effectively banned all new onshore wind farms.
The prices fixed for new wind power contracts are so low as to mock hopeful developers, making it highly unlikely that any new contracts will be entered.
And, clearly spooked by hostile rural voters, the government has determined that every last wind turbine must be removed from Polish soil by 2035, including their monstrous 3-400 m³ steel reinforced concrete bases.
The hostility to wind power is not limited to rural communities, voters across the country are furious about spiralling power costs, too.
The result is due in no small part to lawyer, Marcin Przychodzki, the founder of the “Stop Wiatrakom” (“Stop the Wind Farms”) blog – who is now the Director of the Ministry’s of Infrastructure Legal Department.
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