What does no-deal Brexit mean? Consequences of UK leaving the EU without deal after Boris Johnson’s warning
16/10/2020
Britain has been told to prepare for a no-deal Brexit when the transition period ends on 1 January 2021, after trade deal talks reached an impasse.
UK PM Boris Johnson had been wildly happy about his new EU exit deal; then he introduced a law undermining both it, and the last round of trade negotiations. Speaking with two former permanent secretaries of the UK’s EU exit department, Matt Ross asks whether Johnson is applying firm leverage – or deliberately sabotaging the trade talks.
Ronan Cormacain: The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill and Breach of Domestic Law - UKCLA
23/09/2020
However, what has been relatively overlooked is that this Bill is also a flagrant attack on the Rule of Law at the UK domestic level.
Britain’s former ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers has predicted that Britain will leave the post-Brexit transition at the end of this year with no deal, describing Boris Johnson as a Trumpite politician who wants the EU to fail.
The CARICOM Secretariat is pressing ahead with its public education programme regarding the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
A tale of two flags
22/08/2020
Two glorious banners, twelve lustrous golden stars above a dazzling white rose, assure every passer-by that there’s some corner of a Yorkshire lawn that is forever Europe.
No 10 will not be able to lay responsibility for a no-deal outcome at Brussels’ door.
Contrary to recent reports, the European Union knows Britain could walk away and is preparing accordingly.
The UK economy: Brexit vs Covid-19
24/08/2020
There is an obvious flaw in advocating Brexit on the basis that it’s less costly than the worst pandemic the world has faced in a hundred years. But this aside, the claim Covid-19 is a bigger economic shock than Brexit deserves further interrogation.
The majority of big British business leaders are worried about the potential fallout from a no-deal Brexit.
What kind of Brexit will we get? Boris Johnson has 10 options to ponder before the end of the year
19/08/2020
A political decision principally made by the prime minister alone will determine what sort of exit from the EU we start 2021 with.
In September 2018, the East African Community appointed a twelve member Committee of Experts to begin drafting a new constitution for an East African Confederation as a step towards full federation.
Prospects for unification will have less to do with ancient hatreds than with health care, schools, housing, and jobs.
Old "Project Fear" scare stories from the 2016 Remain campaign about masses of customs paperwork and increased costs for traders, as well as restrictions on immigration for vital sectors, are becoming reality.
Our neighbours are still struggling to believe that Brexit is a real-world event.
Another Brexit advertising campaign. They've replaced sporting events as signs of the changing seasons. Instead of Wimbledon or the Olympics, we get Michael Gove talking gibberish on television and further millions poured into preparedness exercises for an outcome with no tangible benefits.
A growing number of Welsh citizens now favour an independent Wales, thanks partly to Plaid Cymru’s decision to position itself as a Remain party.
Republican sentiment is rising over fears that Brexit will tank the economy, but Northern Ireland’s unionists won’t go quietly.