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Brexit: muddying the waters

January 20, 2021 2:23 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

There can be no dispute that EU-UK trade in the post-Brexit environment is an evolving situation of exceptional complexity. It... View Article

Biden will serve the enemies of freedom

January 20, 2021 1:45 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

I’ve had people telling me in the comments that my concerns about the Biden administration are unfounded. I am told... View Article

BBC coverage of America matches their Brexit output. Useless.

January 20, 2021 12:44 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

Though Turbulent Times generally regards American politics as a noisy distraction it’s still worth keeping tabs on – not least... View Article

Stop hoping for better

January 19, 2021 11:03 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

The conflict within myself is between the idealist and the nihilist, and though I try my hardest not to let... View Article

Brexit: incompetence all round

January 19, 2021 2:37 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Yesterday was the day when the Scottish fishermen (or some of them) brought their concerns to the streets of SW1,... View Article

Brexit is still a work in progress

January 18, 2021 1:52 pm Published by Pete North Post a Comment

Leaving aside that there are mechanisms within the EEA agreement to modify freedom of movement the fact is, it was... View Article

Brexit: deregulation

January 18, 2021 2:42 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

A piece in the Guardian should, if it is read properly, put to bed the complaints about “paperwork” and “red tape” relating... View Article

America: drifting toward dictatorship

January 18, 2021 1:46 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

More is coming to light on the disturbances at Capitol Hill in early January. The extent of Donald Trump’s complicity... View Article

Re-joining the EU will never happen

January 17, 2021 4:07 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

I can say with complete confidence that rejoining the EU will never happen. There is an emerging acceptance that we... View Article

Brexit: still nothing settled

January 17, 2021 3:05 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

One thing that cannot be repeated enough is that the TCA is not the whole of the relationship. It cannot... View Article

Brexit: courses for horses

January 17, 2021 1:36 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

There is no doubt that businesses have been badly served by their governments over Brexit – some worse than others,... View Article

Brexit: choppy waters ahead

January 16, 2021 4:12 pm Published by Pete North Post a Comment

It’s taken me some time to fully digest the TCA. The thing about EU trade deals is that if you’re... View Article

Social media is our self-defeating addiction

January 16, 2021 2:23 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

From the very beginning of the internet there has been a war to monopolise your attentions. The first to realise... View Article

Brexit: going elsewhere

January 16, 2021 1:53 am Published by Richard North Post a Comment

Embodied in a headline from the BBC’s Simon Jack – the businesses editor – is what looks like an example... View Article

Divorce in haste, repent at leisure

January 16, 2021 1:02 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

Monitoring the trade situation, you actually get a more useful picture of what’s happening by ignoring the media which largely... View Article

Brexit: a dose of what we deserve

January 15, 2021 11:35 am Published by Pete North Post a Comment

The FT is running with the story that the government intends to scrap “EU worker’s rights” – though the government... View Article

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