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‘Singapore on steroids’: Sir Martin Sorrell lays out low-tax, low-regulation vision for Brexit Britain
13/11/2019
Britain should become a “Singapore on steroids” economy with low taxes, low regulation and a renewed focus on trade with America after Brexit, according to Sir Martin Sorrell.
‘Brexit is doomed’ - Guy Hands
28/10/2021
BREXIT is doomed, private equity titan and Guernsey resident Guy Hands has said.
The city state has a strange appeal to some Tories yet even its prime minister doubts its approach would work in Britain.
Politicians have been bickering about Brexit for the past two years, but everything that has happened so far is just figuring out how we leave the EU - we still have to sort out what kind of relationship we have once we have actually left.
The UK’s post-European Union (EU) membership trade negotiations mean that Brexit is anything but the finished article.
All trade deals combined worth less than 50p per person a year, analysis of government figures shows.
Deals to ensure UK can go on trading with non-EU countries after Brexit transition must be laid before parliament by Wednesday.
Regime change at No.10 could revive one vision of the British economy. But it remains totally unrealistic.
State aid control is proving a dealbreaker in Brexit negotiations – but is it really worth the trouble?
15/08/2020
The EU and UK can’t agree on the best approach to state aid rules. However, it’s in the best interests of both parties to compromise on the issue.
Brexit-backing businessman Sir James Dyson is to relocate the Dyson head office from the UK to Singapore.
NZ must help build new global grouping
25/07/2020
When great powers fail, New Zealand and other small states must organise to protect their interests, Robert G. Patman writes.
When asked if it was possible for a "Singapore on the Thames", Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he did not think there will be a "London by the Merlion".
The humble Melton Mowbray pork pie is at the centre of an unlikely political dispute about British exports.
Liam Fox tries for Davos trade deals in between shaking a fist for Brexit as corporates walk away
23/01/2019
The trade secretary said delayng Brexit would be worse than no deal. The behaviour of big companies shows they think otherwise.
Wanting to forge new trading relationships after Brexit and securing them are two very different things.
During the Brexit campaign Singapore was held up by economic liberals as a potential model for Britain’s future.
On 15 October, the Council adopted decisions on the signature of two agreements between the EU and Singapore: a free trade agreement, an investment protection agreement.
The EU has in place, or is negotiating, trade agreements with countries and regions around the world.
Establishing the tax havens could make it harder to sign a trade deal with the EU.
Agreement will gradually eliminate tarrifs on goods and services over next five years
EU and ASEAN to restart FTA process: PM Lee
15/07/2018
The European Union (EU) and ASEAN have agreed to restart the process of establishing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between them, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Jul 14).
Critics argue that the social change required would be unacceptable.
P&O opts for Cypriot flag, Sony confirms HQ move and Pets at Home stockpiles cat food.
21st-century Britain is very different from 1960s Singapore. Tories wanting a pivot to Asia must admit current realities