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”

One of the larger benefits those of a liberal economics bent often ascribe to trade deals is that they provide … Continue reading “What trade deals do and do not mean for domestic laws”

YES – says Shanker Singham, Head of the International Trade and Competition Unit, Institute of Economic Affairs When the UK … Continue reading “IEA debate: After Brexit, is it time to get the government out of agriculture, and embrace free trade and free markets?”

Political earthquakes on the scale of Brexit claim scalps. History suggests Brexit will be a graveyard not just for today’s … Continue reading “The Brexit litmus test: too many politicians, not enough statesmen”

Game theory, or the economics of bargaining under conditions of rational decision-making, has been a popular branch of the dismal … Continue reading “Can game theory help to explain the UK’s current Brexit difficulties?”