For too long the UK’s approach to regulation has been warped by a strange kind of numbers game: how many … Continue reading “Badenoch’s post-Brexit regulatory reforms: a step in the right direction”

The UK joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a seismically important geostrategic event. While commentators … Continue reading “The UK joining CPTPP is a seismic moment for the global trading system”

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”

The gains in economic activity derived from free trade are well established. Adam Smith and David Ricardo, who respectively discussed … Continue reading “The importance of free trade – and how to derive its full benefits”

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?”

The IEA is looking forward to welcoming the Advisory Council for the new International Trade and Competition Unit in June … Continue reading “ITCU Advisory Council in London next month”