Brexit: a paucity of logic
May 23, 2021 1:50 am Post a CommentThe propaganda war on “fwee twade” continues in a desultory fashion in the Sunday media, in between the obligatory coronavirus... View Article
The propaganda war on “fwee twade” continues in a desultory fashion in the Sunday media, in between the obligatory coronavirus... View Article
The Telegraph has really been pushing the boat out in support of its boy Johnson’s “free trade” deal with Australia, publishing two... View Article
After an element of “will he won’t he?”, The Sun is reporting that Johnson has swung decisively in favour of his trade... View Article
One immediate consequence of the very public upsurge of concern over the UK-Australia trade deal has been the robust response... View Article
It is almost a given that when the Tories are in power and the official (i.e., Labour) opposition is in... View Article
ONS trade figures are out for March 2021, which also means that we have the first quarter’s figures for the year.... View Article
Having essentially turned his back on “Europe”, it is indisputably the case that Johnson is putting all his money on... View Article
As before with the January trade figures, it is better to by-pass the legacy media altogether and go straight to the ONS... View Article
Sometimes, when stupid people make stupid comments it is best to ignore them. But when that stupid person is the... View Article
Despite considerable – although poorly recorded – anecdotal evidence that UK exports have taken a hit, government sources are trying... View Article
Since the signing of the UK-Japan trade deal almost a week ago, I’ve been keeping half an eye out for a decent... View Article
In a ministerial forward to the recently completed consultation on freeports, the authors – led by Rishi Sunak – waxed almost lyrical.... View Article
The plot thickens, turning an arcane point of detail into what could turn out to be the game-changer … or... View Article
I don’t know how I expected the UK’s relationship to end. Before and during the referendum, I didn’t have a... View Article