A customs union offers then two simple things – a solution to Britain’s disentangling Union (and it really is disentangling) and a quick and noticeable boost to growth, and it does so whilst leaving Britain’s practicable sovereignty no worse off
There might be a relative Conservative consensus on the EU now, but as recent years have shown almost anything can cause factions to emerge in the right conditions.
If Britain hangs back out of a combination of Europhile nostalgia and anti-Trumpery, it risks being left standing when the music stops. The Government should take the win.
Reattaching Britain to the EU – whose own leaders admit is failing economically and politically – in the interests of reducing frictions for a small part of our total trade would be an error.
Her bravura performances as Shadow Housing Secretary, putting Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to the sword, have already shown that she can take the fight to Labour.
One should not be shy of admitting that any major short-term gains from our accession are primarily political. We already have trade agreements with nine of the current eleven members.
Outside the European Union we are free to conduct trade policy and set regulation which aligns with our interests, rather than those of the Eurozone core that dominates in Brussels.
His laudable focus on immediate priorities cannot forever excuse failing to address the big strategic challenges facing Britain.
Striking trade deals with different countries and blocs is a very good thing. However, we shouldn’t expect them to add too much value.
A major target of Government policy in respect of the domestic and trade economy ought to be the rebalancing of our unsustainable balance of payments deficit.
“It will give us access to tariff-free trade with some of the world’s fastest-growing economies,” the Prime Minister says.
There is much that we can offer the region thanks to our expertise in many of the twenty-first century’s key industries.
The global rebound in 2021 was 6.1 per cen,t and this year the IMF expects global growth of 3.2 per cent followed by 2.9 per cent next. These forecasts may prove optimistic.
The UK has made it crystal clear to its trading partners which side of the table it is going to be on.
Rachel Reeves wants us to forget that our economic mess is one largely of her own making. Instead of a prudent approach to spending cuts, the Chancellor wants to distract whilst she finds new ways to raise taxes to fill a fiscal hole she’s dug herself