In the run-up to the 2016 EU Referendum, people at the IEA and in its wider orbit were having lively … Continue reading “Brexit wasn’t worth it”

Back in January the IEA published a blog post by Emmanuel Comte with the title “Why Brexit was a mistake, … Continue reading “The libertarian case for Brexit – restated”

Earlier this week, we published an article entitled “Why Brexit was a mistake, from a libertarian perspective” on the IEA … Continue reading “The IEA and Brexit: recollections from the heart of the Tufton Street cabal (Part 1)”

Many libertarians supported Brexit, believing it would reduce governmental layers and bring power closer to the British people. They saw … Continue reading “Why Brexit was a mistake, from a libertarian perspective”

On 6 November, the IEA published my paper “Has Brexit Really Harmed UK Trade? Countering the Office for Budget Responsibility’s … Continue reading “Britain after Brexit: a 10-point response to Peter Foster”

Over six years ago, the British people chose to leave the European Union. Even now, there is a small but … Continue reading “Will we, at last, begin to see some regulatory divergence from the EU?”

“Politics is the pastime of empty souls.” -Nicolás Gómez Dávila   Introduction: Political Britain Remember political apathy? Until about the … Continue reading “In defence of political apathy (Part 1)”

With less than a month left until the transitional period ends and the UK’s separation from the EU becomes final, … Continue reading “Fisheries are not worth sacrificing a post-Brexit deal over”

Boris Johnson’s speech and the EU’s draft negotiating mandate issued on the same day illustrate both how close the parties … Continue reading “The Greenwich reset: a future UK-EU free trade agreement”