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Stagflation reflects the "realities that Brexit has wrought", economist Adam Posen said.
Red tape continues to frustrate small businesses as the hunt for the sunlit uplands goes on.
Brussels is concerned that British government is favouring domestic firms, in breach of trade deal.
The economic fallout from leaving the EU is becoming all too apparent.
What is Kwasi Kwarteng really up to? One answer: this is a reckless gamble to shrink the state
27/09/2022
In the US they call it ‘starving the beast’ – cut taxes and, as revenue decreases, you create irresistible pressure for austerity.
A major feature of the 2016 Leave campaign was a refusal to define what, precisely, Brexit would mean.
The ONS revealed that total trade in goods with EU countries tumbled by 23.1% in the first quarter compared with three years ago.
The British government secretly dropped a series of climate pledges in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, leaked emails appear to show.
A weaker than expected recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has left the UK as the only G7 country with a smaller economy than in early 2020, according to official figures likely to further undermine the government’s tax-cutting measures.
Disastrous mini-budget has seen Britain become gag line on the international stage.
Conservatism is an enduring and honourable political creed that has been debased and discredited by incompetent extremists.
Truss can’t hide from the crisis she created
28/09/2022
Rejecting expertise and skill in favour of loyalty was always going to lead to this.
PM and chancellor say they will not publish projections until late November despite them being ready next week.
TORY ministers caved in to Australian ministers’ climate demands during talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, according to a leaked government email.
Greg Hands was asked why Michael Gove made the promise if it is now considered a bad move.
Tony Blair calls for new law to block no-deal Brexit after Tory minister admits it will ‘always’ be option
26/10/2019
Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments branded 'a revelation' that make it essential MPs block a pre-Christmas election. / Tony Blair is urging MPs to pass a fresh law to prevent a no-deal Brexit, after a government minister admitted the option will “always” be on the table.
The pound’s latest collapse is a symptom, but Britain’s decline has been going on for years
30/09/2022
The spectacular collapse of the pound against the US dollar has shattered the illusion that Britain is entitled in perpetuity to special status among the world elite.
The Brexit cult that blew up Britain
21/10/2022
For a small band of libertarians, Liz Truss’ resignation is the final act in an 11-year project to remake Britain.
Sterling's drop at the time of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss's failed budget plans meant the British taxpayer stumped up tens of millions of pounds extra to fund Brexit divorce bill payments to the European Union, paid in euros, new figures show.
Post-Brexit government reforms to cut red tape face civil service backlash – for ‘creating more red tape’
16/08/2022
Plans to cut down needless regulations by reviewing policies after two years have faced criticism from Whitehall departments amid claims the proposals will be time consuming and burdensome.
To do their jobs properly, scientists need stability. They need secure sources of funding. They need to be able to collaborate with other researchers across the globe, without unnecessary barriers. / But there’s a huge question mark hanging over the UK’s involvement in major scientific programmes like Horizon Europe.
Liz Truss becoming Prime Minister is the end of what little hope remained that the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill would be scrapped.
Former PM’s disastrous tax-cutting plan piled an extra £91m on the UK’s payments to the bloc, Treasury documents show.
Philip Pullman and Kate Mosse among writers warning that changes being considered could flood UK with cheap foreign editions and threaten livelihoods.