There’s A Slight Illogic From Paul Krugman Here Over Brexit And Trade
It seems that Britain shouldn't try for customs union with the US because, and yet it should remain inside the EU customs union because...
Compare And Contrast This View Of Brexit
One of these versions is from Martin Kettle in The Guardian. Clearly, the tone is more in sorrow than anger, that of the headmaster...
Disastrous Brexit Process Means More Brits Want To Leave EU
The great Remoaner hope is that as we all see quite how difficult Brexit is going to be we reconsider and call the whole...
As Usual, People Get The Trade Effect Of The Euro – Of Currency Unions...
There's a significant problem with papers like this. Not in the details of what they're trying to do - tease out the trade effects...
David Davis Resigns – No, This Probably Isn’t The Start Of It
We can hope of course but David Davis resigning Brexit Secretary probably isn't the start of it. "It" being that near revolution needed to...
Theresa Says You Should Stay In Your Cell
On June 23rd 2016 the British people told the world that they think membership of the EU is bad for Britain and they want...
Food Will Rot At Ports Without A Brexit Deal
Reuters reports that a no-deal Brexit will lead to catastrophic effects. It quotes British Retail Consortium chairman Richard Pennycook:
“Failure to reach a deal –...
Gove’s Plan For Post-Brexit 200 Mile Fishing Grounds Is Just Standard International Law
Michael Gove is announcing that post-Brexit the UK will have a 200 mile fishing limit, within which the fish are British. And it gets...
Project Fear Update
In June 2018 we were treated to a display of partisan journalism that was not extraordinary.
What is extraordinary is that it happens every month...
You Say EU, I Say Eee, You, Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off
An interesting little commentary on the future of the European Union here. The difficulty being, well, what's the EU for? What is the purpose,...