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With no time to waste is a no-deal or WTO Brexit a serious Article 50 process outcome or ONLY a negotiation tactic to scare the EU into further negotiations? The Labour party recently Tweeted “I say to the Prime Minister again: I am quite happy to talk. But the starting point for any talks about […]

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is an international economic department responsible for securing UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade. It is working to establish deeper trade and investment relationships with countries beyond the European Union. As set out in the Government’s White Paper “The […]

There’s two opposing views regarding the legitimacy of a 2nd EU referendum or a People’s Vote: The democratic process didn’t end because of one vote vs we’ve already decided democratically, now implement the result. In Junes 2016 the UK had what was described by the UK Government “The EU referendum is a once in a […]

There’s a strong remain narrative a no-deal or WTO Brexit will mean the UK loses hundreds of EU trade agreements and will only trade on WTO terms, but is this an accurate assessment? As a member of the EU the UK devolved all trade negotiations to the EU. What this means is the EU has […]

There’s multiple positions regarding the rights and wrongs of a 2nd Brexit referendum or what many call a PeoplesVote, but what’s rarely discussed is why proponents of a PeoplesVote believe it would unlock the current Brexit deadlock in Parliament. To even have a 2nd PeoplesVote is a major political undertaking, there’s not enough time before […]

Maybe the National Health Service (NHS) is a little wobbly, but still very stable. Broken. Crisis. Breaking point. These are words that the media as a whole love to use about a variety of subjects, ranging from Britain as a whole, to the nation’s sandwich making capabilities. However there are very few subjects as talked […]

Smokers who light up with their children in the car should suffer on the spot fines of £50 if the ban on smoking in a car with children is enforced by the police. It is illegal to smoke in a car (or other vehicle) with anyone under 18. The law changed on 1 October 2015, […]

Police have been called to calm crowds in some stores across the UK as Black Friday takes hold of shoppers sense and sensibilities across Britain. As shoppers scramble for bargains it’s all good economic news for the retailers Black Friday on Britain’s high street is expected to bring a £200m Christmas bonus for retailers. High […]

George Osborne has managed to reduce the £1.7bn bill the EU demanded by 1st December to £850m and the dead line has been extended to after the general election next year Tory Party Win Over EU Bill This will be seen as a big win for the conservative party who are under pressure by some […]

With just 6 short months before the 2015 UK general election, Labour backbenchers are disquiet over Ed Miliband’s poor political performance resulting in the Chair of the parliamentary Labour party passing on backbencher complaints! Could this scupper Labour’s chances of a general election majority in 2015? The Labour leader Ed Miliband should be a shoe […]