Closing Time for British Pubs Outside the EU
Sensible voice of British brewers argue for least harmful Brexit.
10 reasons not to fall back on WTO
Brexiters breezily envisage falling back on WTO rules if trade talks with EU fail. This is a dangerous fallacy. UK would pay a heavy price.
‘Project Fear’ debate will long outlive Osborne’s career...
The ex-chancellor may be standing down, but his “Project Fear” claims will remain fodder for Brexiters desperate to prove thriving economy.
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?
Theresa May faces devil’s choice over customs union
Johnson says UK will probably leave barrier-free trade area post-Brexit. PM says no decision’s been made. That’s because no option is good.
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.
Brexit economists’ barrage of blather
After the sustained kicking dealt to their economic case, a group of economists have released a report arguing - poorly - for Brexit.
UK farmers right to say staying in the EU is best for them
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has concluded that remaining in the EU serves farmers’ interests best. Is it right?
Brexiteer farming plans more “demented” than CAP
Boris recently claimed the CAP was demented. His alternative scheme could make taxpayers and consumers even worse off.
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.