How to lose friends and alienate China
The great Brexit hope of a free trade deal with Beijing is fading. Treating China with suspicion can have only one outcome.
Law isn’t main block on trade deals before leaving EU
Attempting to nail down terms of trade with the world before we’ve done so with Europe faces logistical barriers.
The US, Britain and the EU: who cares?
When Obama speaks out against Brexit, he will be protecting America’s interests. That does not mean that he is wrong.
Boris steels the show
The Mayor of London summons up a host of fictitious EU constraints, then argues leaving would give us “more freedom” to save British steel.
EU not to blame for steel’s hammering
Brexit camp blames British steel woes on EU action on energy and state aid, and inaction on dumping. They’re wrong.
8 reasons UK won’t get better trade deals outside EU
The prospects of cutting deals with everywhere from China to US and India to Brazil are worse if we quit.
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.
Brexit could make UK steel’s problems even worse
UKIP thinks Brexit would make saving our steel industry easier, but it could have the opposite effect.