Language and Leadership: Lecture at the RSA

On May 17 I will explore the link between language and leadership at a public event at London’s RSA House.

Brexit Language Event at Viadrina

Britain has become a country divided by a common language. In this lecture on the language of Brexit, I analyse Remain and Leave talk.

A new Irish backstop analysis carried out by linguists sheds light on positions and preferences of Brexiteers.

Words used by Europeans for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement indicate differences in attitude that will impact on the future relationship.

Politicians are accused of ‘playing politics’. Why the bad name for politics? And do Brexiteers risk downplaying their main achievement?

Wie sieht die Sprache des Brexit-Referendums aus? Welche Folgen hat sie? Einladung nach London zu Vortrag und Diskussion am 26. Februar 2019.

Brexit language analysis: Open letters exchanged between Germans and Brits throw up the question: how European are the Brits?

Wie hängen Heimat und Fremdheit, Ferne und Horizont, Selbstfindung und überraschende Begegnung zusammen? Analyse dreier Spielfilme.

In 2018 I published a book of 111 reasons to love England. Here are 5 things that people have been asking me about my love for England.