Kate Andrews, Associate Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Spectator’s Coffee House on the possibility … Continue reading “EU officials and Brexiteers share fear of being trapped in a political union with one another”

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, in one of … Continue reading “The EU Copyright Directive is likely to stifle competition and innovation”

Summary:  There seem to be three broad variations to the EEA model: Not joining the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) … Continue reading “Pining for Norway – The EEA models: A briefing”

Those who voted for Brexit in the 2016 referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU rightly complained about the centralised … Continue reading “On regulation and centralisation, the UK’s record is no better than the EU’s”

Olly Robbins assertion, slightly embarrassingly overheard and reported by a journalist – that the government is planning to give MPs … Continue reading “Bridge, safety net or trap?”

The UK imports 30% of its food from the EU, an amount that will be at its peak in March … Continue reading ““Supermarkets will run out of food and people’s health will be at risk””

Today the Institute of Economic Affairs launches another briefing in its series of ‘no-deal’ Brexit Fear-Checkers to help separate theoretical risks from … Continue reading “Fears of empty supermarket shelves after no-deal Brexit are overblown, says new IEA briefing”

According to the latest Whitehall analysis, the UK economy could be between 6.3% and 10.7% smaller in a no-deal scenario, … Continue reading ““A no-deal Brexit could knock 10% off UK GDP””

It is often claimed that a no-deal Brexit would cause chaos at UK ports, with long delays at critical bottlenecks … Continue reading ““No Deal” Fear-checker: UK Ports”