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They have worked out that the Good Friday Agreement scuppers their plans for a hard Brexit.
A transatlantic network of conservative think tanks accidentally published its secret plans to influence US-UK ... Documents outline plans to form an “unprecedented” coalition of hard-Brexit and libertarian think tanks, which will call for Britain to ditch strict EU safety standards – including rules on food and pharmaceuticals – in order to secure a sweeping US-UK trade deal.
Leave voters' disregard for the facts extends far beyond the NHS and the economy.
So how would a no-deal Brexit affect cancer patients and research?
Is the end nigh? History would suggest not. / "The European Union has been written off several times before but has always proved far more resilient than its critics have assumed."
Politicians have always chosen their words carefully. But in Britain, the gap between language and reality is widening
My grandfather, who died the same week as the Brexit vote, experienced the humiliation of crossing checkpoints just to see his family.
Especially if you supported Leave. It's a brutal, lengthy, detailed dissection of all the potential economic damage leaving the EU will do to the UK.
Japan recently released a rather extraordinary memo on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. It provides clear, frank and specific recommendations to both the UK and the European Union (EU) on the topic of the impending separation of the UK from the EU.
But as potential havoc draws near, May’s government seems to have its attention elsewhere. Burdened by their deliberations with Europe, key cabinet ministers are instead trying to woo support from Britain’s former colonies.
85% of world is joining trading blocs... as we decide to leave
Lexiteers, happily aped by Nigel Farage, claim that EU rules prevent nationalisation. This is simply wrong, as any reading of the law would reveal.
Now in the most comprehensive demolition of Lexit ever produced, a group of elected Labour politicians, highly respected trade union leaders and environmentalists have told fans of Lexit that everything they have been told is factually wrong.
The Sun has finally fessed up to a series of careless calculations suggesting Brexit would see big price drops in UK shops. The tabloid deleted the offending article hours after posting it on February 27. ... Will Brexiters such as Jacob Rees-Mogg, who enthusiastically tweeted the original figures set the record straight also?
The Sun ... "we made our calculations on retail prices, when tariffs are actually applied when goods arrive in the UK. There were also mistakes in the calculations for individual items." / "The article also stated that we pay trade charges on more than 13,000 items from outside the EU. In fact, for many of these goods, no tariffs or charges are payable."
The Sun has admitted it got the calculations wrong over an article which calculated the potential savings British shoppers could see once European Union tariffs are removed after Brexit.
Of all the possible obstacles to Britain’s smooth exit from the European Union, few can have seemed less likely than Moldova.
The UK will set up its own electronic tender notification platform to replace the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) section of the EU Official Journal (OJEU) if it leaves the EU without a formal Brexit deal in place, it has confirmed.
The UK's bid to join a 46-country trade agreement on mutually open government procurement markets has hit a setback after the US formally objected to its accession being delayed until the Brexit transition period ends, according to an internal EU note seen by MLex.
The impact of Brexit on the telecoms industry could be substantial and adverse. BT, Prospect and the Communications Workers Union were so concerned that they sent a joint letter to every BT employee during the referendum to express their deep concern about the potential impact on the company and its employees.
The free flow of data and people are crucial to the success of the telecoms industry and the current uncertainties around Brexit are throwing up many questions and concerns about the future.
The UK is currently seen very much as a leader in the field of sensible and practical telecoms regulation, and has historically been a strong influencer on EU telecoms rules. Following Brexit this position will be lost but, depending on the terms of exit, the UK may still have to follow EU rules.
The UK's lead in technology will be undermined if we can't trade across cyber borders.