Brexit red tape

20, May 2020

We can mitigate post-Brexit trade friction if we act now

With the negotiating positions of the UK and EU so ...

farming couple

19, May 2020

Does the UK really need a farming industry?

Leaked emails to the Chancellor from senior Government adviser Dr ...

Union Jack flag behind a wire fence

07, Jan 2020

Protecting a fragile trade by protecting standards

A key objective of Brexit is to pursue an independent ...

Boxes ready for delivery

07, Jan 2020

British firms don’t currently export to Europe, they simply deliver

The UK has been working under a fundamental illusion for ...

pencil erasing the UK's EU membership

10, Oct 2019

Bordering on the ridiculous – Managing the UK’s autonomous beef tariff rate quota

The title isn’t original I know but it aptly describes ...

eggs in a box

24, Sep 2019

Keep your friends close and your neighbours closer

I asked in my article ‘It Takes WTO to Tango’ ...

illustration of a telescope

15, Aug 2019

Looking down the wrong end of the telescope

I asked in my last article for readers to do ...

Couple dancing the tango

22, Jul 2019

It takes WTO to tango

Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong said in ...

Container ship heading into port

09, Jul 2019

Is frictionless trade post Brexit achievable?

In the time it will take to read this article, ...

Shipping containers with UK and EU flags painted on

01, Jun 2019

Free Trade Agreements, Customs Unions and all that…

A collective sigh of relief could be heard across the ...

Brexit red tape

09, May 2019

Brexit, what next for our relationship with the EU?

So, if a Brexit deal is done and we leave ...

UK and US maps in a jigsaw

09, May 2019

Brexit, what next for our trade with America?

A fundamental premise of Brexit is that the UK will ...