It’s the geopolitics, stupid
With Trump advocating torture and Putin buying politicians, this is no time to quit EU. We could end up less free
Former CBI boss says BCC boss wasn’t doing his job
Richard Lambert says, by advocating Brexit, Longworth wasn’t representing members – which is what he’s paid for
Boris idea of taking control is Project Fantasy
Brexit means more autonomy, less influence. NATO and WTO restrict freedom too - should we quit them?
Leave camp does Project Fear too
Boris, Farage, Fox and IDS accuse the Remain camp of scaremongering. But they are just as guilty.
Quick post-Brexit US trade pact unlikely
US Export-Import Bank president says bilateral trade deals require too much “political effort”.
Cracks appear in MP’s EU egg box myth
Maria Caulfield MP says EU “red tape madness” stops farmers reusing egg boxes. But it’s a voluntary UK hygiene rule.
Lawson wrong on keeping EU trade deals post-Brexit
Vote Leave chairman told BBC Britain would keep EU trade deals post-Brexit. It wouldn’t.
Pro-EU camp must pick its arguments carefully
Geopolitics trump economics in making the case for the UK to stay.
Hannan wrong on Norway’s EU deal
Tory MEP misrepresents the source of some highly dubious statistics. Norway has to apply EU law without any say in it.
Outers’ e-cigarette outrage all smoke without fire
Farage leads Brexiteers fuming at the EU’s tax plans for vaping. There is no plan, just the early stages of a review.
China special relationship might not survive Brexit
UK is wooing China to be its first port of call in Europe. Quitting the EU would dim its attractions.
No evidence of a better deal outside EU
Nobody really knows what a post-Brexit UK deal might look like. But none of the existing models seem attractive.