Harry Western argues that a smart UK government would take advantage of the current vulnerability...
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Why a Customs Union Remains a Terrible Idea
We are publishing a refreshed and updated version of this article which first appeared on this site...
May’s deal is not Brexit, and neither is ‘Common market 2.0’ –...
The government is claiming that, if its Withdrawal Agreement is rejected, parliament will take over...
The UK is ready for a WTO Brexit
The widely-held view that the UK is ‘not ready’ to leave the EU on World Trade Organisation (WTO)...
The EU is a Major Drag on the UK economy
Harry Western shows that the EU’s anaemic economic growth has hobbled UK trade and manufacturing...
How Awful Are The Backstop Trade Proposals?
Suggestions that the ‘backstop’ trade arrangements in the EU withdrawal agreement are somehow...
May’s customs union con-tricks
In denial of its public pronouncements, the government appears intent on forcing the UK into a...
Fourteen Reasons Why a UK-EU Customs Union Remains a Terrible...
The economic arguments in favour of UK customs union membership with the EU are weak. The...
May doubles down on deception
A senior economist outlines two deceptions at the heart of the Government's Chequers strategy. The...
Brexit and Productivity: A house built on sand
Much of the large negative impacts of Brexit estimated by the Treasury and others depend on an...
The Treasury is Wrong: UK Trade will Shift to Non-EU Countries...
The Treasury claims that UK membership of the EU did not cause any diversion of UK trade away from...
Evidence-based policy or fake news? Eleven Economic Propositions...
The article by a Senior Economist working in the UK private Sector is a longer version of the...
The Limited Impact of EU Membership on Barriers to Trade
A senior private sector economist applies a standard method to measuring trade barriers. The...