It’s astonishing Boris still hasn’t grasped WTO basics
Either Johnson is trying to bamboozle public with jargon or he just doesn’t get how global trade works. Both are bad omens for a new PM.
Fox finally gets it: WTO is in ‘existential crisis’
Trade secretary used to trot out dogma we’ll do just fine trading on WTO terms. But it’s too weak to protect against world trade bullies.
Fox is right: we’re better at the table than on the menu
Trade secretary says a customs union would be the worst of both worlds. But he draws the wrong conclusion. We should stay in the 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.
Brexit makes a mockery of Global Britain
From aborted China talks to Fox’s failure to rollover deals, consequences of striking out alone in a post-Brexit world are becoming clear.
Fox’s failures prove Britain is more ‘global’ inside EU...
EU deals with other countries not ready to rollover, tariff headaches if UK crashes out… Brexiter trade fantasy is falling apart.
Brexiters have changed their minds, why can’t the people?
Politicians change their minds over Brexit all the time. The people should also have a say on whether they want this Brexit mess or not.
Liam Fox must know PM’s Brexit deal puts him out of a job
Trade secretary was compelled to explain why he’s backing deal - even though it leaves him with little to do except clock up air miles.
Desperate Brexit trade deals are likely to be grubby
As we scramble to make ends meet, we’ll be tempted to cut corners on animal rights, human rights and a cleaner planet. It’s already begun.
Brexiters, not Brussels bogeymen, must get blame for no deal
Liam Fox and his ilk are ramping up Brexit blame game against EU to distance themselves from no-deal chaos. Turmoil will be solely their fault.
For Tories, breaking up is not so hard to do
Tory Brexiters have forced May to back down. But while they can wreck the party, there is no majority for a hard Brexit in parliament.
Brexit Britain won’t stand up to trade bully Trump
UK response to US tariffs was limp. A proud nation stands up to bullies. Self-imposed Brexit isolation makes that almost impossible.