Trump’s embrace of Putin should….
The UK must accept that its economic and political interests now lean heavily towards Europe, argues Richard Barfield
The Red-Tape Curtain
Churchill said that an “iron curtain” had descended between the Soviet Union and Europe. Seventy-five years later, on 1 January 2021, a red-tape curtain descended between Britain and the EU.
Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit blind spot
A successful relationship depends on mutual understanding and reciprocal benefits. Frustratingly, the UK Government often acts as if it has a Brexit blind spot, does not ‘get’ the EU, remains fixated on technical tweaks to the trade deal and seems to ignore the bigger picture. This is partly because the UK has not yet shaken off the win-lose…
March newsletter – Timing is everything
Welcome to the first newsletter from Brexit FactBase, as published on 31st March. Timing was indeed everything. In Sir Keir Starmer's speech on 1st April, he said that the UK wants stronger economic ties with the EU and that the next UK-EU summit will set out the direction. I hope you find the newsletter a…