We knew leaving the EU would weaken us. Now we can see it will limit the ability of the government to rein in big tech.
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.
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.
After Trump security adviser John Bolton’s visit it’s clear the price of US backing will be paid both in trade and foreign policy.
Brexit leading to the end of global Britain
26/06/2018
Nowadays, Britain’s words and actions on the world stage are so at odds with its values that one must wonder what has happened to the country. Since the June 2016 Brexit referendum, British foreign policy seems to have all but collapsed — and even to have disowned its past and its governing ideas.
We’ve upset Japan, China and Bangladesh this week alone – post-Brexit Britain won’t have any trade links at this rate
22/02/2019
‘Global Britain’ now apparently means making silly gestures and pretending to be more powerful than we are, at enormous cost to our economic well-being.