6 reasons we’ll get bullied by a Trump trade deal
US proposals for a trade deal with the UK after Brexit would lower food standards, increase NHS costs and bankrupt British farmers.
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%?
8 good things EU has done since Brexit vote
While Brexit has consumed UK government, putting all other policies on ice, the EU has been busy improving the lives of its citizens.
South West shifts against Brexit and for People’s Vote
The Leave-voting region is now slightly in favour of staying in the EU, with a clear margin for a People’s Vote, new polling shows.
Warnings of no-deal chaos keep flooding in
The traditional “silly season” for summertime news is on holiday this year, replaced by an increasingly urgent drumbeat of no-deal fears.
‘Selective snippets’? Raab must get real on no-deal chaos...
Brexit secretary downplayed “no deal” warnings as “unhelpful” and “irresponsible”. It’s more irresponsible to crash out of EU with no plan.
‘No deal’ price hikes would dwarf current 3% inflation
Shoppers already squeezed by Brexit inflation. This will be dwarfed by tariffs on EU imports if no deal is reached.
Another Brexiter false promise: trade with rest of world
Brexiters said new deals with rest of world would outweigh loss of trade to EU. We’ll actually lose ground in other countries too.
Drop the ‘no deal’ delusion
Why no Brexit deal is the worst possible deal for Britain.
Brexiters should be sheepish over risk to farmers
The government is sending out mixed messages on food and farming after Brexit: farmers will suffer if there is a trade free-for-all.
Mail writer wrongly blames EU not Brexit for shrinkflation
Littlejohn thinks metric measures rather than the plunging pound is the cause of “shrinkflation”. The evidence doesn’t back him up.
Falling pound puts pressure on petrol, holidays and Marmite
Leavers laud the boon of weak pound. But consumers are starting to pay for Brexit through higher prices.