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I'm a former trade negotiator at the WTO and other places for Australia. Explaining trade accessibly is my only party trick.
Cooper-Letwin bill: here’s how the plan to prevent a no-deal Brexit by law will actually work
03/04/2019
'For the sake of jobs, public services and our national security we need to avert no deal,' says Yvette Cooper.
Dairy shipments collapse by as much as 96 per cent. Experts say extra red tape and delays are to blame.
From Ursula von der Leyen at the European commission to Christine Lagarde at the ECB, your guide to key EU jobs
What Leaving On WTO Terms Will Mean - Q&A
26/09/2018
The Q&A session taken from the Brexit, What leaving on WTO terms will mean, held in Trowbridge on the 26/9/2018 in front of an audience of 180.
How balanced was the debate over Brexit?
13/07/2020
In the debate over Brexit, accusations of an anti-Brexit or pro-Brexit bias by the media have been a recurring feature.
Grace periods for implementing post-Brexit checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are at the centre of tensions between the EU and UK.
When scrolling through comments you often see people say "they need us more than we need them". So we have tried to respond to that once and for all. We look at if the EU relies on the UK for trade, how the EU budget will cope without the UK and if the EU needs the UK as a security ally.
"Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. No problem." - Michael Dougan
13/09/2020
Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. / No problem. And by the end, you'll understand why this man is totally unfit to hold public office.
Since the new year, the impact of Brexit has had a clear effect on every stage of the logistics process... According to new research, 50% of UK business decision makers felt that Brexit uncertainty had negatively impacted their supply chain in the last five years, with this only set to increase as the full effect of Brexit becomes clear.
7 horrors in Johnson’s Brexit bill
22/10/2019
Last night the Prime Minister published 115 pages of turgid text he wants MPs to agree in three days. We’ve waded through as much of it as we can – and identified some horrors. But we won’t have caught them all.
A post-Brexit deal should make it easier to build supermarkets, avoid tax and sue the UK, US business lobbyists say.
Last week, the prime minister said Northern Ireland was unable to prepare fully for a no-deal Brexit because of the collapse of devolution.
Brexit could have major implications for health and social care in England. Here we look at some of the latest developments that could have an impact.
It may be time for the UK to consider the possibility the German car industry might not be riding to the rescue.
Producers in Great Britain could once sell meat to EU customers as easily as they could at home. Since Brexit, exporters face a process of up to 26 steps, with every shipment logged in multiple databases and certified by reams of red tape. Here are all the hoops exporters must jump through
Analysis of Commons voting patterns show how Europhobe and Europhile rebels from both main parties are forming new parliamentary blocs.
The New Irish Border Deal - ExplainTrade
24/11/2019
This article is going to try and explain lots of different things which all form part of the ‘what’s going on right now’ picture.
The renewed tension in Northern Ireland could have far-reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom - and post-Brexit relations with the EU.
Northern Ireland is the smallest nation in the UK, but the border with the Republic of Ireland could become one of the biggest parts of the Brexit negotiations. So why is the Irish border so important?
New post-Brexit customs rules explained as consumers warned they could lead to some shortages
01/01/2021
A UK business spoke about having no choice but to raise the prices of its goods as trade between the UK and the EU becomes increasingly difficult, ITV News Reporter Martha Fairlie reports on New Year's Day 2022.
Why do so many people talk about a 'hard Brexit' and a 'soft Brexit'? And what do they mean?