Fight over tariffs shows ministers still clueless on Brexit
Gove and Hammond’s spat over food tariffs tells us two things: government still doesn’t know what Brexit means; and we’re better off in EU.
Price hikes or bust farmers? Another miserable Brexit choice
Pro-Brexit ministers are at loggerheads over no-deal tariffs. Fox wants to slash and burn, Gove wants farmers protected. Neither is good.
Nobody voted Brexit for bigger shopping bills
Brexiters claim public voted for “no deal”. So are they arguing people will be happy to see their weekly shop rise by an average of 7%?
Gove’s Brexit revolution sows seeds for farming gloom
Post-Brexit strategy would put English farmers on back foot and open UK to global agri-giants. This won’t help deliver a “green Brexit”.
Gove’s ‘romantic’ farming vision just that. Hopelessly so...
Environment secretary ignores uncomfortable realities for future funding, access to markets and labour, and green initiatives.
Brexit Britain risks swallowing values of Trump’s America
From antibiotic-intensive farming to NHS, British public’s values chime better with EU than US. May’s Brexit driving us into Trump’s arms.
Just say ‘No’ to government’s Brexit waffle
Time is short to change public opinion. Pro-Europeans must seek every chance to force ministers to expose hard choices and concrete plans.
Thanks, Brexiters! 6 ways Brexit is taking its toll
Theresa May’s chaotic Brexit is already upturning people’s lives and livelihoods. Here’s a round-up of the latest grim news.
Gove’s farm and fish plan would torpedo transition
Environment secretary wants to quit CAP and CFP in 2019. That would mean bringing back customs controls. Big problem for Northern Ireland.
Weekly round-up: Hammond vs Fox, soft Labour, Trump golf
InFacts looks back at all the Brexit developments in the week from July 31 to August 4.
All ministers must prepare for grilling on Brexit exodus
It was the health secretary caught with a note saying “hard Brexit means people fleeing UK”. But it could have been any of May’s ministers.
Farming and fishing could be next devolution fault-lines
Brexit doesn’t just raise knotty issues over Scottish independence and the Irish border. Who will get powers reclaimed from the EU?