According to a recent YouGov survey, one in four people think a No Deal Brexit would be a good outcome, … Continue reading “The “clean break” illusion: why a No Deal Brexit will not be the end of anything”

I’m pleased to be one of a group of four independent economists who contributed to an Alternative Brexit Economic Analysis … Continue reading “The Alternative Brexit Economic Analysis (ABEA): a rejoinder to our critics”

The latest Whitehall analysis of the economic impact of Brexit would have to be published and critically reviewed before it … Continue reading “Leaked Brexit analysis fails to break new ground”

Discussions about the prospect of ‘no deal’ in the Brexit negotiations frequently generate more heat than light. Often this is … Continue reading “How about a ‘No Deal Plus’ Brexit?”

The launch of a US/UK Working Group to discuss the future economic relationships between the two countries marks another important … Continue reading “US edging towards the front of the queue for a trade deal with the UK”

It has all the hallmarks of a last stand. Having abandoned resistance to the referendum result itself, Remainers are rallying … Continue reading “Leaving the Single Market: The free-market case for ‘Hard Brexit’”