UKTPO in the media
2023
A trade secret: What are the UK’s aims as it pursues new deals?
Politics Home, 11 May 2023
Industry leaders welcome UK’s CPTPP trade deal
Global Trade Review, 4 May 2023
Will Britain’s new trade deal with the Pacific Rim make a success out of Brexit?
Marketplace, 20 April 2023
Predicted 0.08% boost from UK-Asia trade deal could be overestimate
The Independent, 10 April 2023
Current State of UK Trade Policy, Trade Knowledge Matters
Trade Knowledge Exchange, 6 April 2023
Industry leaders welcome UK’s CPTPP trade deal
Global Trade Review, 5 April 2023
Explainer: Why is Britain joining a trans-Pacific trade pact?
Reuters, 31 March 2023
CPTPP trade bloc to give U.K. green light to join
Nikkei Asia, 31 March 2023
London Announces Joining The Pacific Trade Pact CPTPP
Globe Echo, 31 March 2023
Britain’s joining CPTPP. So what the hell is it?
POLITICO, 30 March 2023
Foreign trade: British accession to the Pacific Trade Pact CPTPP is imminent
Indo & NY, 29 March 2023
FactCheck: Does new Northern Ireland Brexit deal ‘remove any sense’ of an Irish Sea border?
Channel 4 News, 28 February 2023
Brexit slammed the UK economy. The new Northern Ireland deal gives it hope
CNN Business, 28 February 2023
The three bids vying to become Wales’ first freeport
WalesOnline, 16 February 2023
EU green spending puts pressure on UK to act
Investor’s Chronicle (The Financial Times), 10 February 2023
Ucrania sueña con la UE, pero todavía busca su identidad europea
El País, 10 February 2023
What is a freeport UK? Scotland green freeports locations, Rishi Sunak tax break hub policy explained
NationalWorld, 13 January 2023
2022
Brexit row erupts as Rishi Sunak accused of sitting on benefits of looming new deal
The Daily Express, 28 December 2022
Government won’t publish estimate of economic benefits of latest Brexit trade deal
Estonian Free Press, 28 December 2022
Government refuses to publish economic benefits estimate of latest Brexit trade deal
The Independent, 28 December 2022
The world gets tough on trade
Investors’ Chronicle (The Financial Times), 15 December 2022
Increasing number of people in United Kingdom go hungry because of price spikes
PBS NewsHour, 13 December 2022
Geopolitical Rivalries Are Transforming the Contours of Trade
Bloomberg UK, 4 December 2022
Brexit blow: exports to Japan fall following ‘historic’ free trade agreement 2022
Inventiva, 1 December 2022
EU to raise concerns over UK’s freeports scheme
The Financial Times, 30 November 2022
Brexit Britain trapped in the middle as US and EU go to war on trade
Politico, 29 November 2022
Cardiff Airport wants to become a freeport at the heart of a south-east Wales bid
Wales Online, 29 November 2022
Brexit blow: exports to Japan slump after ‘landmark’ free trade deal
The Guardian, 26 November 2022
‘Not Actually Very Good’ Britain’s Post-Brexit Trade Agreements with Japan & Australia
Byline Times, 15 November 2022
Rishi Sunak offers UK’s allies cause for hope but Tory dangers linger
Business Standard, 14 November 2022
Green energy focused Welsh freeport consortium bidder appoints chair
Business Live, 10 November 2022
Sunak Offers UK’s Allies Cause for Hope But Tory Dangers Linger
Bloomberg UK, 6 November 2022
‘Not a priority!’ Biden snubs UK again as trade deal with US stonewalled for years
The Daily Express, 4 November 2022
Michael Gove shares ‘misleading’ post-Brexit trade claim
The National, 3 November 2022
UK unveils investment zones as part of disastrous budget
fDi Intelligence (The Financial Times), 7 October 2022
UK freeport incentives could amount to unfair export subsidies: UKTPO
Global Trade Review, 5 October 2022
Plans for multi-site green energy focused freeport in south-west Wales
Business Live, 30 September 2022
Liz Truss plans radical shift in economic policy
The Financial Times, 20 September 2022
Das ökonomische Mastermind hinter Liz Truss
Wirtschaftswoche, 11 September 2022
Can green Brexit benefits offset the costs of leaving?
Raconteur, 7 September 2022
Indian trade deal brings pesticide peril
The Scottish Farmer, 14 August 2022
UK-India trade deal could lead to toxic pesticides allowed in India harming UK consumers: Report
The Times of India, 6 August 2022
UK-India trade deal could undermine food standards say experts
EnvironmentJournal, 5 August 2022
India trade deal could bring spike in toxic pesticides in UK food, report warns
FarmingUK, 4 August 2022
Campaigners warn India free trade deal could result in higher levels of pesticides in UK food
BusinessGreen, 4 August 2022
India trade deal risks rise of toxic pesticides in UK food: New report
Food Manufacture, 4 August 2022
UK negotiating strategy risks bad Brexit trade deal with India, parliamentary committee warns
The Independent, 22 July 2022
Can food tariff cuts really put a dent in inflation?
The Grocer, 19 July 2022
Boris Johnson v ethics adviser: what is row over steel tariffs about?
The Guardian, 17 June 2022
Brexit benefits: From Honduras to Hull, via Hong Kong
Yorkshire Bylines, 9 June 2022
Why the U.K. is threatening to tear up part of its Brexit treaty with the European Union
Marketplace, 27 May 2022
Forget Biden! Liz Truss told to ‘relax’ as US trade deal would be hellishly controversial
The Express, 21 May 2022
A freeport is to be established in Wales with £26m from the UK government
Wales Online, 12 May 2022
Four things that have changed since the last Brexit cliff edge
The Financial Times, 12 May 2022
Week in London : All eyes on CPTPP
Borderlex, 5 May 2022
Johnson’s plan to slash food tariffs would make little difference to grocery bills, analysis suggests
The Independent, 29 April 2022
UK’s Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains
The Express, 27 April
‘93% is in each state’ Penny Mordaunt highlights UK tactic to target ‘20% of US economy’,
The Express, 24 April
Boris Johnson’s hopes of post-Brexit US-UK trade agreement dashed – ‘Biden not interested’
The Express, 2 April 2022
Tory MP reminds Boris of his private promise EU deal ‘would be temporary’
The Express, 2 April 2022
Any Port In A Storm? The Future For Freeports
Politics Home, 31 March 2022
How conflict is hurting Ukrainian farmers and consumers worldwide
The Breaker, 30 March 2022
Mid-Mornings with Richard Tice
Talk Radio, 27 March 2022
Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’
MPs warn, The Independent, 18 March 2022
Russia dealt another ‘crushing blow’ from G7 tariffs, says Joe Biden
The Telegraph, 14 March 2022
Ukraine crisis: China walks ‘diplomatic tightrope’, but impact of sanctions on Russia seen as ‘limited’ for bilateral trade
South China Morning Post, 25 February 2022
Developing | Ukraine-Russia conflict
South China Morning Post, 25 February 2022
Rise in UK-Brazil trade threatens to speed up destruction of Amazon rainforest and other precious ecosystems
Sustain, 23 February 2022
Presidents’ Day – what does the future hold for the ‘special’ relationship?
Business Leader, 18 February 2022
Two new ‘green’ freeports to be created in Scotland, but likely benefits scrutinised
Edie, 14 February 2022
What is a freeport? Tax break hubs, Scotland ‘green freeports’ and where they will be located in UK explained
NationalWorld, 14 February 2022
Le Royaume-Uni enregistre une baisse de ses exportations vers l’Union européenne
Les Echos, 13 February 2022
Pig culls and fertiliser shortages mean higher prices for British shoppers
The Independent, 13 February 2022
UK exports to EU fell by £20bn last year, new ONS data shows
The Guardian, 11 February 2022
Weekend Read: Brexit and the pandemic have cost UK businesses £250bn, each
City A.M., 30 January 2022
Cost of Covid-19 and Brexit to the UK economy now at at least £250bn each, with Brexit expected to cost more long-term: research
Internet Retailing, 28 January 2022
The Express, 26 January 2022
Brexit costs UK business as much as Covid – report
Fashion Network, 26 January 2022
Trump-era export tariffs are still rattling British steelmakers
Marketplace, 19 January 2022
Liam Fox’s job hunt cost taxpayer £62,000
The Times, 17 January 2022
How to shift the gloomy narrative around Brexit
Financial Times, 13 January 2022
Bloomberg Westminster: Not Just Another Brexit Special
Bloomberg, 7 January 2022
Happy now? How a year outside the EU’s legal and trading arrangements has changed Britain
The Economist, 1 January 2022
2021
Perfect Storm: a look back at a tumultuous year of Brexit and Covid
The Guardian, 28 December 2021
Biden fires ‘warning shot’ at UK over Brexit as tensions boil – ‘not interested’
The Express, 18 December 2021
A Transatlantic Conversation on Post-Pandemic Global Trade
Plastics Industry Association, 15 December 2021
Closest allies, but why does a UK-US trade deal seem elusive?
South China Morning Post, 10 December 2021
UK ‘taking risks’ in haste to agree new trade deals, audit finds
Global Trade Review, 8 December 2021
Small food businesses unprepared for next stage of Brexit controls, experts warn
The Grocer, 8 December 2021
Express vastly overstates impact of UK trade deals,
Full Fact, 3 December 2021
Zoom opened the door for a revolution in the sale of British services overseas
The Times, 23 November 2021
Prince Charles pauses shipping of Christmas hampers to the EU amid Brexit changes
Metro, 16 November 2021
Did Brexit Work for Business? Dispatches, Channel 4
15 November 2021
UK-EU trade agreement has ‘caused £44bn hit to trade’
Global Trade Review, 15 November 2021
Small exporters are shifting operations out of UK due to Brexit, survey suggests
The i, 15 November 2021
Brexit: Tariffs paid on £9.5bn of UK exports to EU despite Boris Johnson’s claim of ‘tariff-free’ deal
Independent, 15 November 2021
Running a shop after Brexit: how taxing could it be?
The Times, 14 November 2021
Low taxes and levelling up: the great freeport experiment comes to Teesside
The Observer, 14 November 2021
UK refuses to join trade pact to end fossil fuel subsidies, eliminate tariffs on green goods
Politico, 11 November 2021
UK’s Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains
The Independent, 7 November 2021
Les fruits amers du divorce
La Liberté, 6 November 2021
‘Why did you sign it?’ Questions raised about Britain’s sign-off on NI protocol
GB News, 10 October 2021
Boris Johnson’s Brexit choices are making Britain’s fuel and food shortages worse
CNN, 29 September 2021
Most Favoured Nation: In Liz We Truss?
Most Favoured Nation, 17 September 2021
Crossing the pond: Where is the growth?
Relocate Magazine, 16 September 2021
For Northern Ireland, Brexit means red tape and subsidies
The Economist, 3 September 2021
UK-New Zealand trade deal close but will only have a ‘minuscule’ impact in British shops, experts say
The i, 31 August 2021
Brexit Britain wants to liberalise trade with poor countries
The Economist, 14 August 2021
Business chief calls on PM to save north-east from Brexit damage
The Guardian, 9 August 2021
‘Each makes the other more difficult to recover from’: University of Sussex professor L. Alan Winters speaks to Wikinews on trade, COVID-19, Brexit
Wikinews, 30 June 2021
Australia to enjoy exports boost six times greater than UK from trade deal, experts say
The Independent, 22 June 2021
So geht es der Wirtschaft fünf Jahre nach dem Brexit-Votum
Der Spiegel, 22 June 2021
European retailers still tied up in post-Brexit red tape
The Telegraph, 21 June 2021
Trade policies negotiated without proper scrutiny have big implications for Britain
The Times, 19 June 2021
Brexit faces problems at the Northern Irish border
The Economist, 17 June 2021
UK-Australia trade deal: New work visa proposals for Brits’ explained, and why it might be smoke and mirrors
The i, 17 June 2021
Tariffs axed immediately on Australian beef and lamb, triggering fears that farmers will be sent ‘to the wall’
Independent, 16 June 2021
Australia will benefit more from UK trade deal says expert
ABC News, 16 June 2021
Britain Signs Its First Major Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Australia
New York Times, 15 June 2021
The UK’s big GMO food plan might not be that big
Wired, 14 June 2021
G7 summit 2021: Boris Johnson says he will do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect territorial integrity of UK after NI spat
The Times, 13 June 2021
A carbon tax on imports is the wrong way to level up world trade
The Times, 10 June 2021
Warning over lower pesticide standards as UK eyes Pacific free trade deal
ThisisMoney, 9 June 2021
Liz Truss is wrong to paint Australian trade concerns as SNP grievance
The National, 7 June 2021
UK looks to seal Australia trade deal after G7
Financial Times, 2 June 2021
A tenth of British exports to the EU have faced tariffs since the start of 2021, new research finds
Institute of Export & International Trade, 1 June 2021
British exports worth billions have faced EU tariffs since Brexit
BBC News, 28 May 2021
UK seeks ambitious trade deal to prise open protectionist Indian economy
The Telegraph, 25 May 2021
Times letters: Proposed tariff-free Australian trade deal
The Times, 21 May 2021
U.K. Goods Trade Crawls Back Amid Brexit Slump, Pandemic Turmoil
Bloomberg, 12 May 2021
UK’s services sector starts to count the real cost of Brexit
Financial Times, 10 May 2021
Brexit: European Parliament backs UK trade deal
BBC News, 28 April 2021
Joe Biden ‘more interested’ in joining CPTPP than trade deal with Brexit Britain
The Express, 27 April 2021
Britânicos seguem empacados nos problemas do Brexit
Veja, 23 April 2021
Freeports aren’t about ‘levelling up’ – they’re a cover for tax cuts and deregulation
iNews, 22 April 2021
Brexit: UK-EU level playing field provisions ‘the most extensive’ of any trade agreement
Yahoo Finance, 22 April 2021
Long read: The beginner’s guide to freeports
Public Finance, 22 April 2021
Trade benefits of UK freeports “limited”, says parliamentary committee
Global Trade Review, 20 April 2021
UK MPs and business figures seek to improve Brexit trade deal
Financial Times, 12 April 2021
Newport seeking freeport status
Business Live, 12 April 2021
100 Days later, Brexit isn’t working and business wants it fixed
Erie News Now, 12 April 2021
Verschärfte Kontrollen nach Brexit verschoben
ORF TV, 6 April 2021
Japanese companies still gauging future of post-Brexit U.K.
Japan Times, 25 March 2021
Can freeports really revitalise the UK economy?
Prospect, 22 March 2021
The UK’s independent trade strategy: US, Asia, or the EU?
Trade Finance Global, 16 March 2021
Freeports will open up another gap in Britain’s already over-stretched defences against economic crime
Politics Home, 10 March 2021
Freeports
BBC Politics South, 7 March 2021 (starts approx. 7 mins)
Rishi Sunak’s plans for Darlington and Teesside
The Economist, 6 March 2021
Peter Holmes on Freeports
BBC Radio Cornwall, 3 March 2021 (starts approx. 47:40)
Interview with Peter Holmes about Freeports
Times Radio, 2 March 2021 (starts approx. 01:35:35)
A freeport for Poole: Free trade or free ride?
West Country Bylines, 2 March 2021
Britain’s climate dilemma as it navigates post-Brexit trade
Politico, 28 February 2021
“Game changing” plans to bring a freeport to Teesside submitted to government
ITV news, 8 February 2021
Peter Holmes on Freeports
Breakfast on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, 5 February 2021 (starts approx. 2:24:16)
Rishi Sunak’s free ports are no silver bullet for our economy
Labour List, 4 February 2021
Dog food manufacturers among few to benefit from freeports, claims Labour
The Mirror, 3 February 2021
Why Britain wants to join a Pacific trade deal
The Telegraph, 1 February 2021
UK to apply for TPP membership Monday for ‘bridge’ to Asia
Nikkei Asia, 31 January 2021
UK-EU trade tariffs after Brexit: what businesses need to know
The Telegraph, 31 January 2021
5 things to expect from Joe Biden on UK trade
Politico, 20 January 2021
‘Big loss’ for Britain as EU trade deal exposes some UK cars to tariffs
Yahoo! Finance, 20 January 2021
The idea of buccaneering Britain was appealing but the reality is different
The Times, 19 January 2021
EU invited to join CPTPP as rug pulled from under Boris Johnson’s Brexit dream
The Express, 14 January 2021
Brexit uncertainty halts animal feed supplies
Farmers Weekly, 13 January 2021
Joe Biden pressured by allies to ‘get trade deal with EU before UK’ amid Brexit row
The Express, 13 January 2021
Trade preferences need predictability
Vox EU, 11 January 2021
US Ambassador says Britain will win post-Brexit ‘prizes’ – hints ‘major’ US-UK trade deal
The Express, 6 January 2021
How FDI responds to non-trade provisions in preferential trade agreements
Vox EU, 5 January 2021
The joint effect of private and public environmental regulation on emissions
Vox EU, 3 January 2021
2020
Will London lose its clout?
BFM, 31 December 2020
Journal 20h00
France 2, 25 December 2020 (starts approx. 15:55)
EU ‘fearing NEW rival trade bloc with Britain, US and Australia’
The Express, 17 December 2020
UK exports lag behind rivals amid Brexit and Covid uncertainty
Financial Times, 16 December 2020
Brexit deadlock between UK and EU ‘very strange’ – Boris ‘not telling us something’
The Express, 15 December 2020
Call You & Yours – How ready are you for Brexit?
BBC Radio 4, 15 December 2020
Boris Johnson crushed as 2021 deadline for US-UK trade deal ‘will NOT be met’
The Express, 11 December 2020
Cost of living gains from Brexit trade deals illusory, say experts
The Independent, 9 December 2020
Brexit fishing fury as Nicola Sturgeon ‘set to take away UK waters after Indyref2’
The Express, 9 December 2020
Times letters: the search for a deal in Brexit trade talks
The Times, 9 December 2020
The year of coronavirus has helped China close the gap on America
The Times, 5 December 2020
Boris Johnson set to secure critical agreement with Switzerland as EU talks on brink
The Express, 3 December 2020
Switzerland strikes post-Brexit business travel deal
The Telegraph, 3 December 2020
Podcast | What’s going on with Brexit?
Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2 December 2020
Is the UK’s trade deal with Japan better than the EU’s?
Full Fact, 30 November 2020
The Food Programme: What’s the deal with “chlorinated chicken”?
BBC Radio 4, 23 November 2020
Will Freeports turbo charge the economy?
Breakfast on BBC Radio Cumbria, 18 November 2020 (start approx. 2:07:19)
Freeports are economically trivial and politically expensive
Financial Times, 19 November 2020
Ghana loses faith on UK trade deal
The Telegraph, 15 November 2020
Brexit: UK firms face £80bn trade hit due to government failure to roll over EU deals
The Independent, 13 November 2020
Cost of living gains from Brexit trade deals illusory, say experts
The Independent, 11 November 2020
The freeport con
New Statesman, 10 November 2020
Brexit: Liz Truss secures tariff wins with her Japan trade deal – for products UK doesn’t export
The Independent, 8 November 2020
Searching for value in the Japan–UK trade agreement
East Asia Forum, 3 November 2020
The Japan-UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) – Running To Stand Still Or Stepping Stone?
Trade Knowledge Exchange, 27 October 2020
Britain and Japan sign post-Brexit trade deal
BBC News, 23 October 2020
Cheese seals the deal as UK and Japan sign ‘historic’ trade pact
Politico, 23 October 2020
UK Conservatives ponder global trade reboot
Politico, 22 October 2020
Farming Today: WTO trade rules, feathers for insulation, migrating wild birds and record breaking sheepdogs
BBC Radio 4, 20 October 2020 (starts approx. 07:20)
Hope for low-standard import ban boosted as expert claims it would be WTO compliant
Farmers Guardian, 18 October 2020
Covid 19 highlights need to update pharma supply chains
Chemistry World, 15 October 2020
Brexit will harm trade with the poorest countries, research shows
devex, 14 October 2020
Brexit: Expert reveals chances of getting a deal
Daily Express, 30 September 2020
Quest for trade deals takes Britain into turbulent seas,
The Telegraph, 22 September 2020
Angela Merkel issues subtle message to UK with latest no deal warning – ‘Prepare and plan’
The Daily Express, 19 September 2020
Boris Johnson reassured Brexit U-turn to have no ‘long-lasting’ impact on UK reputation
The Daily Express, 13 September 2020
Britain is risking a car-crash Brexit of food shortages, another recession and isolation
CNN Business, 12 September 2020
Badgers, Brexit and a deal for dairy
Farmers Weekly Podcast, 11 September 2020 (starts approx. 2:50)
5 things to know about the UK-Japan trade deal
Politico, 11 September 2020
Britain clinches first major trade deal since leaving the EU
CNN Business, 11 September 2020
Westminster Hour – Freeports,
BBC Radio 4, 6 September 2020 (starts approx. 45:00)
Brexit breakthrough: UK set to finalise new trade deal with Japan as soon as NEXT WEEK,
The Daily Express, 5 September 2020
Government’s post-Brexit ‘freeport’ scheme tipped to make ‘no material effect’ on UK economy
The New European, 3 August 2020
Rishi Sunak’s freeports plan could hand vital boost to critical UK sector after Brexit
The Express, 3 August 2020
Freeport advantages for business are ‘almost non-existent’,
Financial Times, 2 August 2020
Mini Cooper Drivers May Face Mighty Shock of New Brexit Rules
Bloomberg, 30 July 2020
Johnson accused of post-Brexit attack on devolution,
Channel 4 News, 22 July 2020
POLITICO Pro Morning Trade UK
Politico, 17 July 2020
Freeports plan will have ‘negligible’ benefit to UK economy, trade experts warn
The Independent, 15 July 2020
Business and politicians wary of UK plan for low-tax trade zones
Financial Times, 12 July 2020
U.K.’s Global Trade Deals Still Pose a Huge Pre-Brexit Challenge
Yahoo! Finance, 7 July 2020
Brexit: Cars produced in Japan to be stamped ‘Made in Britain’ under Boris Johnson’s plans
The Independent, 3 July 2020
DIT to review its trade modelling to strengthen the UK’s hand in future deal negotiations
Institute of Export & International Trade, 2 July 2020
Quel avenir pour les relations commerciales entre le Royaume-Uni et la Chine?
CGTN Francais, 27 June 2020
Brexit trade talks: Clock ticking on promise of global Britain
The Times, 15 June 2020
Boris Johnson faces losing billions if he bans Huawei in the UK
The Telegraph, 13 June 2020
Food standards and gin
Farmers Weekly Podcast, 12 June 2020 (starts approx. 03:50)
Brexit: UK borders still not ready for leaving single market at end of year, MPs told
The Independent, 10 June 2020
A new trade bargain can secure the supplies we need to fight next wave
The Telegraph, 10 June 2020
The UK and EU are facing the most extreme version of Brexit
Financial Times, 7 June 2020
Brexit: Businesses told to expect more bureaucracy and additional costs from January
Irish Times, 5 June 2020
No-deal Brexit holds fewer fears for a Covid-ravaged economy
Financial Times, 4 June 2020
No-Deal Brexit Threat Looms Over Pandemic-Ravaged U.K.
Bloomberg, 2 June 2020
Coronavirus and Brexit are a poisonous combination for UK business
Financial Times, 2 June 2020
Nuts, bolts and bay leaves: UK trade after Brexit
Financial Times, 22 May 2020
London soll zum Singapur an der Themse werden
Wirtschafts Woche, 10 May 2020
Britain walks a tightrope in opening trade talks with China
The Telegraph, 5 May 2020
Globalization is Down but Not Out Yet
Wall Street Journal, 28 April 2020
PPE hoarding and lessons from the 2007 food crisis
Financial Times, 27 April 2020
‘Global Britain’ dream threatened by virus nightmare
The Telegraph, 5 April 2020
Coronavirus: Lack of workers ‘could create food shortages’
Brighton Argus, 30 March 2020
The battle to keep supply chains rolling
Financial Times, 26 March 2020
British economy ‘to grow 0.16% at best under US trade deal
The Guardian, 2 March 2020
Inside Business – UK – EU Trade
BBC Sounds, 29 February 2020
UK., EU Gear Up for Thorny Post-Brexit Negotiations
Wall Street Journal, 27 February 2020
Boris Johnson’s Freeport Idea Is Full of Holes
Yahoo! Finance, 26 February 2020
Brexit Britain’s freeport utopia isn’t about free trade, or ports
Wired, 25 February 2020
Sunak gets ready to do a reverse Osborne
The Sunday Times, 23 February 2020
Brexit: How do you negotiate a trade agreement?
BBC News, 21 February 2020
BBC Politics South East – Free Ports Boost or Bust?
BBC One South East, 17 February 2020 (starts approx. 21:05)
Brexit: Ministers refuse to release secret studies believed to show little gain from trade deals with US and Asia
The Independent, 15 February 2020
How would free ports work in the UK?
The Times, 10 February 2020
EU clamps down on free ports over crime and terrorism links
The Guardian, 10 February 2020
UK faces long road in ‘ambitious’ post-Brexit trade push into Asia
Nikkei Asian Review, 6 February 2020
Where a Brexit Trade Deal Matters Most to Boris Johnson
Bloomberg, 4 February 2020
Brexit and Fishing Rights
BBC Politics South East, 2 February 2020 (starts approx. 9 mins)
Post-Brexit Britain may find trade deals hard to negotiate
The Economist, 1 February 2020
Brexit is here. What’s next for fashion?
Vogue Business, 31 January 2020
Interview: Checks in Irish Sea might make Northern Ireland “unattractive” for trade
Xinhua News, 30 January 2020
What is a free port?
Port Technology, 30 January 2020
UK to outpace Europe in trade growth this year, US seen as top market for SMEs
Global Trade Review, 22 January 2020
Britain languishes behind EU in battle for African trade
Financial Times, 20 January 2020
Boris Johnson’s £60bn services deal dilemma
Financial Times, 13 January 2020
Government free port plans are pointless says Sussex expert
The Argus, 3 January 2020
2019
Can new free trade deals compensate for the loss of frictionless trade with the EU?
BBC Newsnight, 11 December 2019 (starts approx. 5:30)
Brexit: Free trade deals ‘won’t offset leaving EU’
BBC News, 11 December 2019
Boris Johnson misleading public over impact of his ‘unlawful’ Brexit deal, trade experts warn
The Independent, 10 December 2019
Study says US trade deal is risk to Union
The Times, 10 December 2019
Boris Johnson under scrutiny over Irish Sea border claims
Financial Times, 9 December 2019
NHS data is a goldmine. It must be saved from big tech
The Guardian, 9 December 2019
US could get access to UK health data, experts warn
The BMJ, 7 December 2019
The truth about whether Boris Johnson is misleading voters over his Brexit deal
The Independent, 6 December 2019
Unrealistic election pledges will leave the UK disappointed
Financial Times, 5 December 2019
Professor L. Alan Winters on the Brexit timelines of the Conservatives and Labour
BBC News at 10, 4 December 2019 (starts approx. 22 mins)
US tech firms want access to £10bn NHS health data
The Times, 2 December 2019
Tories claim Brexit deal would not mean Irish sea admin – but expert says that’s wrong
News Letter, 28 November 2019
Boris Johnson’s ‘arbitrary’ Brexit deadline will damage UK economy, say trade experts
The Telegraph, 27 November 2019
‘That’s completely wrong’: Michael Gove falsely claims EU has no single market for services
The Independent, 26 November 2019
Brexit: Tariffs on 60% of goods entering NI from GB
BBC News, 16 November 2019
Brexit ‘could mean border checks between England, Scotland and Wales’
The Independent, 5 November 2019
Post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland may survive systemic abuse
Financial Times, 31 October 2019
What does Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal mean for UK business?
The Telegraph, 17 October 2019
This deal doesn’t get Brexit done – it’s just the end of the beginning
The Telegraph, 17 October 2019
Prof L. Alan Winters on the Prime Minister’s proposal for Northern Ireland
talkRADIO, 6 October 2019 (starts approx. 11:33am)
What one day’s imports and exports tell us about Britain’s trade with the world
iNews, 29 September 2019
Brexit threatens food regulations
The Ecologist, 11 September 2019
Govt has ‘clear path’ to water down food regulation, experts warn
Farming UK, 11 September 2018
Would free ports help a post-Brexit Britain?
Raconteur, 9 September 2019
How the devaluation of the pound has affected British business – for better and for worse
The Telegraph, 8 September 2019
The EU has signed trade deals covering half a billion civilians since Brexit
The London Economic, 26 August 2019
Germany Has Told Britain Its Food Producers Might Not Bother Exporting To It After A No-Deal Brexit
Buzzfeed, 22 August 2019
Brexit has chilling effect on UK inward investment
Financial Times, 21 August 2019
Lidl lines up suppliers to cover no-deal costs
BBC News, 18 August 2019
Nearly 1,000 jobs are on the line in Inverclyde if there is a ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Greenock Telegraph, 16 August 2019
‘No deal’ could cost 1,100 West Fife jobs says MP
Dunfermline Press, 15 August 2019
How a no-deal Brexit threatens your weekly food shop
The Guardian, 13 August 2019
As the U.S.-China trade war rages, an even bigger battle with Europe is brewing
Marketplace, 12 August 2019
What free ports can and can’t achieve
The Economist, 8 August 2019
As UK accelerates post-Brexit freeport plans, Truss takes lessons from U.S.
Reuters, 8 August 2019
The UK food industry wants a pause in antitrust law to tackle Brexit food shortages
CNBC, 7 August 2019
Good Morning Scotland – UK-US Trade Deal
BBC Radio Scotland, (starts approx. 2:09:30), 6 August 2019
UK hopes for quick US trade deal are pie in Brexit sky
The Irish Times, 2 August 2019
UK plans to create up to 10 freeports to boost post-Brexit trade
Reuters, 1 August 2019
From ‘Blade Runner’ to Brexit in England’s industrial north
Politico, 1 August 2019
The Today Programme – Post-Brexit Free Ports
BBC Radio 4, (starts approx. 49mins) 1 August 2019
Good Morning Scotland – No deal and the backstop
BBC Radio Scotland, (starts approx. 1hr 40mins), 30 July 2019
Deadlock on Brexit may mean economy is already in recession, top forecaster warns
The Telegraph, 22 July 2019
UKTPO Report Outlines Trade Winners & Losers
Bloomberg, 18 July 2019
No-deal Brexit will cost £22bn a year to compensate businesses, landmark analysis reveals
The Independent, 14 July 2019
Brexit will decimate UK services exports – but remarkably clueless politicians would rather remain silent
The Independent, 8 July 2019
Will Boris Johnson’s free-trade zones actually boost the economy post-Brexit?
The Independent, 7 July 2019
What is a free port? All you need to know about the free-trade zones
The Guardian, 6 July 2019
Experts sceptical on Johnson’s plans for regional freeports
Financial Times, 5 July 2019
What are ‘free ports’ and would they boost post-Brexit trade?
The Week, 2 July 2019
An economist’s view on key Brexit claims
The Times, 26 June 2019
UK accused of ‘silently eroding’ EU pesticide rules in Brexit laws
The Guardian, 12 June 2019
Interview: U.S.-UK trade deal unlikely to happen in foreseeable future: expert
Xinhua News, 11 June 2019
South Korea agrees deal with UK for post-Brexit trade
Financial Times, 10 June 2019
Brexit uncertainty drives investment boost for other EU countries
Financial Times, 10 June 2019
Experts are sceptical about a UK-US trade deal amid Brexit and China uncertainty
The National, 6 June 2019
Would a trade deal with Trump boost Brexit Britain?
Financial Times, 4 June 2019
UK hopes trade deal with US could soften Brexit blow
Deutsche Welle, 4 June 2019
The maths of a trade deal with Trump do not add up
The Telegraph, 3 June 2019
Turkey shows Britain that a customs union can hurt
Politico, 16 May 2019
Researchers fear ‘watered down’ UK pesticide legislation
Farming UK, 15 May 2019
The future of Britain’s automotive industry
Prospect Magazine, 14 May 2019
How is Brexit affecting FDI into Britain?
The Economist, 9 May 2019
BREXIT BOMBSHELL: Brussels now MORE committed to EU exit than UK – claims lawyer
The Express, 4 May 2019
Why May’s and Corbyn’s Brexit plans could harm UK cities
Yahoo! Finance, 22 April 2019
We must not compromise on our free market after Brexit divorce
The Telegraph, 7 April 2019
May’s deal has sacrificed services as price of ending free movement
The Times, 4 April 2019
May-Corbyn customs union is constitutional nonsense and a total victory for Brussels
The Telegraph, 3 April 2019
What is the trade advantage of being in a customs union with the EU?
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 2 April 2019 (Starts 23.26)
Are the new trade deals quite what they seem?
Newsnight, 28 March 2019 (starts 25.30)
Brexit: Rolled-over UK free trade deals ‘are incomplete’
BBC News, 28 March 2019
EU warns no-deal Brexit is ‘increasingly likely’
Financial Times, 25 March 2019
No-deal Brexit ‘to send exports tumbling by 20%’, says Sussex University’s UK Trade Policy Observatory
The Sunday Times, 24 March 2019
Uncle Sam’s trade deals are a game of chicken
The Sunday Times, 17 March 2019
Promises of new trade freedoms after Brexit are unlikely to be met
The Times, 16 March 2019
Most imports tariff-free under no-deal plan
BBC News, 13 March 2019
U.K. puts forward trade plans for no-deal Brexit
Global News, 13 March 2019
Britain’s trade gap widens as exports to EU fall
City A.M., 12 March 2019
Slashing Tariffs Won’t Redeem a No-Deal Brexit
Bloomberg, 9 March 2019
No-deal Brexit would take back control and hand it to Trump, experts say
The Independent, 6 March 2019
EU and U.S. officials meet to talk trade
Marketplace Podcast, 5 March 2019
How would a no-deal Brexit affect the UK economy?
Financial Times, 4 March 2019
What could happen to food prices after Brexit?
BBC News, 1 March 2019
How Brexit Could Damage Asian And African Economies
Global Finance, 1 March 2019
Free ports would deliver ‘limited’ economic boost to Grimsby, say economists
Grimsby Telegraph, 1 March 2019
After a no-deal Brexit, should Britain abolish all tariffs?
The Economist, 28 February 2019
Honda, Brexit and the collapse of Japan’s love affair with the UK
Wired, 24 February 2019
‘Taking back control’ of UK agriculture clearly includes the right to be stupid
Financial Times, 21 February 2019
Honda to Shut Plant in Brexit-Shaken Britain
The New York Times, 19 February 2019
Honda’s U.K. plant closure adds to rising Brexit worries
CBS News, 19 February 2019
Honda to Shut Plant in Brexit-Shaken Britain
The Washington Post, 19 February 2019
Honda’s announcement that it will close its Swindon plant in 2021
BBC Radio Ulster (starts at 52.50 mins) 19 February 2019
Honda’s announcement that it will close its Swindon plant in 2021
BBC Radio Foyle (starts at 1hr 48) 19 February 2019
Brexit: What trade deals has the UK done so far?
BBC News, 14 February 2019
Brexit: This is how many people could lose their jobs in each area of Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry Telegraph, 13 February 2019
What are WTO terms and how will they affect the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit?
ITV news, 11 February 2019
Stephen Morgan: Getting Brexit right for Portsmouth International Port is vital
The House, 5 February 2019
How can the UK continue trading on current terms with third countries covered by EU trade deals?
The Independent, 3 February 2019
What are World Trade Organisation terms and what exactly do they mean?
The Independent, 29 January 2019
Brexit: How many trade deals has the UK done?
BBC News, 25 January 2019
It’s a Cruel World for U.K. Companies Weighing No-Deal Brexit
Bloomberg, 25 January 2019
How badly could Brexit disrupt agricultural exports from Northern Ireland?
The Independent, 22 January 2019
Dani Garavelli: Like a mob ready to take to the streets if thwarted
The Scotsman, 19 January 2019
How to run a new Brexit referendum and disappoint everyone
The Economist, 16 January 2019
Britons Most at Risk in a Messy Split From EU Are Least Worried
The Wall Street Journal, 13 January 2019
2018
No-Deal Brexit Could Cost 750,000 British Workers Their Jobs
Bloomberg, 10 December 2018
Liam Fox’s dream of a global Britain hits the rocks
The Sunday Times, 02 December 2018
BREXIT WARNING: ‘No deal’ will cost 20,000 jobs in Sussex alone, researchers say
The Argus, 23 November 2018
Brexiteers ‘not telling the truth’ on no-deal consequences for UK food exports, says French regional president
The Independent, 22 November 2018
Sussex Breakfast
BBC Radio Sussex, (starts 1 hour, 9 mins) 22 November 2018
Breakfast on BBC Surrey
BBC Radio Surrey, (starts 2 hours, 8 mins) 22 November 2018
Not-so-fantastic Mr Fox’s claims of overseas investment spree for UK just don’t add up
Evening Standard, 9 November 2018
No 10 rebuked for its customs checks claim
The Times, 3 November 2018
Nasdaq.com, 02 November 2018
Brexit could cause ‘serious damage’ for foreign investment into the UK, new study says
CNBC, 1 November 2018
British Tea Time Tables Left Bare By Brexit
Forbes, 21 October 2018
Beyond tariffs: how can Britain boost trade post-Brexit?
Prospect magazine, 5 October 2018
UK manufacturing remains ‘lacklustre’ as Brexit uncertainty weighs on activity
The Independent, 1 October 2018
Chequers vs Canada-plus Brexit trade plans – 7 key differences explained
International Business Times, 27 September 2018
Chequers vs Canada-plus Brexit trade plans – 7 key differences explained
The Conversation, 27 September 2018
POINT OF VIEW. Brexit: the United Kingdom close to chaos?
Ouest France, 26 September 2018
Brexit: Do claims for a ‘clean break’ add up?
BBC News, 11 September 2018
Third of UK export firms have already lost business directly due to Brexit
The Independent, 11 September 2018
Brexit could cripple UK plastics industry
Plastics Today, 4 September 2018
Reality Check: What are the tariffs on trade with Africa?
BBC, 30 August 2018
Post-Brexit Britain risks pouring money into a black hole to keep dying industries alive
The Times, 25 August 2018
The future of the WTO
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, 25 August 2018
Demolishing Peter Lilley’s WTO Brexit nonsense
Politics.co.uk, 24 August 2018
Surely Liam Fox must know his vision for post-Brexit Britain is delusional?
The Independent, 21 August 2018
Evening Extra
Radio Ulster, (starts at 18.20 mins) 13 August 2018
Brexit tariffs plan is fanciful, experts warn Theresa May
The Times, 13 August 2018
David Smith: No-deal Brexit: the silliest of silly season ideas
The Sunday Times, 12 August 2018
‘Computer Says No’ to Jacob Rees-Mogg on Brexit
Bloomberg Opinion, 9 August 2018
All the food and drink that could get more expensive after Brexit – and how much by
iNews, 2 August 2018
Brexit will be bad for fishing industry says new study
Southend Standard, 31 July 2018
UK aquaculture sector suffers under most Brexit scenarios
Undercurrent News, 26 July 2018
Study: Without quota increases, Brexit will hurt UK fishing industry
Undercurrent News, 25 July 2018
Leadsom faces post-Brexit anger from both farmers and environmentalists
The Conversation, 19 July 2018
Boris’ Brexit dream is over – it’s time to wake up
Politics.co.uk, 19 July 2018
UK under dangerous pressure to lower its sustainability commitments
The Conversation, 17 July 2018
Trump visit: What are the real prospects for British trade deals with America after Brexit?
The Times, 14 July 2018
Brexit: What are the challenges ahead for a UK/US trade deal?
BBC, 13 July 2018
The sacrifice at heart of May’s Brexit deal
BBC, 12 July 2018
A goods-only Brexit deal puts UK services sector jobs at risk
Financial Times, 5 July 2018
Brexit: from gin to cheese, the food and drink staples at risk of shortages
The Independent, 29 June 2018
The irremediable folly of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
The Financial Times, 29 June 2018
How dangerous for the UK economy is the European Union’s latest advice to Continental firms?
The Independent, 6 June 2018
How we can learn from the history of protectionism
The Independent, 6 June 2018
Eurotunnel and EY Present EU Commission With a New Study on Trade Flows Between the UK and EU via the Channel Tunnel
Business Wire, 4 June 2018
Trade tariffs and turmoil
Radio 5 live, (starts at 33mins), 4 June 2018
US Places Metal Tariffs on Key Allies
BBC World Service (starts at 2 mins), 1 June 2018
Good Evening Wales
BBC Radio Wales, (starts at 1hr 35.50mins), 1 June 2018
The Definitive Story Of How A Former Washington Lobbyist Became “The Brexiteers’ Brain”
Buzzfeed, 22 May 2018
For the EU, the clock is ticking on Trump’s threat of steel tariffs
The Times, 18 May 2018
Brexit could lead to a bigger bill for the weekly food shop, peers warn
i News, 10 May 2018
Failure to seal EU free trade deal will mean higher UK food prices, say peers
The Guardian, 9 May 2018
UK Brexit minister open to Ukraine-style EU association
Euractiv, 2 May 2018
‘No deal Brexit could cost hundreds of hi-tech Lancashire jobs’
Lancashire Post, 29 April 2018
Brexit bonanza: Commonwealth head expects £1TRILLION trade surge in just TWO YEARS
The Express, 16 April 2018
How artists are closing the trade gap
Financial Times, 8 April 2018
What do the different Brexit scenarios mean for British manufacturing jobs?
New Statesman, 20 March 2018
Plan will not magic away the need for trade border,
Financial Times, 20 March 2018
EU and UK prepare to open talks on post-Brexit trade ties
Financial Times, 13 March 2018
Winners and losers in an EU-UK free trade agreement
Financial Times, 12 March 2018
Brexit: Different policies on the single market and customs union
BBC News, 8 March 2018
Britain’s May Urges Faster Brexit Talks as Fears Grow of Uncertain EU Exit
VOA, 2 March 2018
Scotch whisky makers see dram half full over Brexit
Reuters, 21 February
The great ‘Made in Britain’ delusion
Politico Europe, 13 February 2018
Brexit alarm bells are ringing for British industry
The Financial Times, 13 February 2018
EU endgame is political unity not free trade, argues Boris Johnson
The Guardian, 12 February 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Dreamland Is a Nightmare for Britain’s Bosses
Bloomberg, 9 February 2018
After Brexit, which trade deals should negotiators prioritise?
The Economist, 8 February 2018
Brexit sows seeds of growth for food manufacturers as UK to return to buying British
The Daily Express, 8 February 2018
The numbers are in: Brexit will hit high-tech manufacturing hardest
Wired, 8 February 2018
Brexit could cut manufacturing exports by a third, experts warn
The Guardian, 7 February 2018
Brexit to feed growth of UK foodmakers, report finds
Financial Times, 7 February 2018
Norway-style Brexit deal presents Irish border headaches
The Telegraph, 7 February 2018
US trade deal could be unusable, UK car industry warns
The Telegraph, 31 January 2018
Trump fires opening shots in NAFTA trade war
The Times, 28 January 2018
Why Boris’s Channel Bridge idea is not so outlandish after all
The Telegraph, 19 January 2018
Skracknota for Brexit
DI, 11 January 2018
Pro-Brexit Regions Most Vulnerable to Services Trade Downturn
Bloomberg, 11 January 2018
Most important trade deal is on UK’s doorstep
The Times, 7 January 2018
2017
‘Dark matter that matters’ in UK trade with EU
The Financial Times, 18 December 2017
David Davis to warn EU it cannot cherrypick in Brexit trade deal talks.
The Guardian, 18 December 2017
What’s likely to emerge from the first round of trade negotiations?
(10.50 mins) Good Morning Scotland, 16 December 2017
Theresa May to back Brexit compromise to quell rebellion over date
The Guardian, 15 December 2017
A new sense of optimism in the Brexit talks?
(starts at 16.50 mins) BBC Radio 4 Today, 11 December 2017
What are we to make of this latest episode in the Brexit process?
(starts at 8.27 mins) Good Morning Scotland, 9 December 2017
Good Morning Britain
(starts at 16 mins), 11 December 2017
The siren song of a no-deal Brexit
The Economist, 1 December 2017
Reality Check: Is the fall in the pound boosting exports?
BBC, 10 November 2017
‘No deal’ Brexit could add £930 a year to UK shopping bills, say experts
The Guardian, 3 November 2017
Tunnel Vision
(Brexit Briefing), The Times, 26 October 2017
Bombardier turns to Europe in turbulent US trade row
BBC, 18 October 2017
An EU transition deal is dangerous diplomatic fiction
The Telegraph, 18 October 2017
‘No-deal’ Brexit likely to hit low-income families hardest
The Guardian, 17 October 2017
Poorest UK families would take biggest hit from no-deal Brexit
Bloomberg, 17 October 2017
No Brexit deal would raise UK household bills by £260 a year – report
Reuters, 17 October 2017
Millions of families face £500 hike in bills if Britain and EU fail to strike a Brexit deal, report claims
Daily Mail, 17 October 2017
Brexit: No deal would cost millions of families £500 a year, warns major study
The Independent, 17 October 2017
Time limits risk a Brexit crash
Fair Observer, 17 October 2017 (also published via iNews, CNN Money)
Ports fear gridlock without EU deal
The Sunday Times, 15 October 2017
Legal complexities make transition deal with the EU almost impossible
The Times, 12 October 2017
World trade data shows globalisation is alive and kicking
The Conversation, 3 October 2017
Blustering Brexiteers seem set on taking the most damaging path
The Times, 19 September 2017
The ‘Norway Option’ Won’t Help the U.K. Avoid Brexit Risks
Wall Street Journal, 6 September 2017
Free-Trade Deals: Britain’s True Brexit Red Line
Wall Street Journal, 3 September 2017
Bombardier exposes post-Brexit realities
Financial Times, 28 September 2017
Boeing, Bombardier and Brexit: what does a North American trade dispute say about Brexit?
The Independent, 28 September 2017
What must Theresa May say in Florence?
Financial Times, 14 September 2017
Cars made in UK may struggle to be British enough post-Brexit
Bloomberg, 22 August 2017
Crawford Falconer takes up post as UK’s top trade negotiator
BBC, 21 August 2017
Brexit – scrutinising claims
(15.30 mins) Radio 4 Today, 21 August 2017
Critics point to flaws in UK’s post-Brexit trade plans,
The Financial Times, 16 August 2017
Britain shows only a glimmer of Brexit sense
Financial Times, 15 August 2017
Sadly, it’s become clear this week that the Government is making is up as it goes along with Brexit
The Independent, 15 August 2017
The UK’s plan for post-Brexit customs is more hopeful than realistic
The Conversation, 16 August 2017
Staying in the Customs Union: Neither Soft nor Simple
Scottish Centre on European Relations, 11 July 2017
Brexit: do we stand a chance?
London Business School, 22 June 2017
Momentum builds for post-Brexit transition period to avoid ‘cliff-edge’
Automotive Logistics, 21 June 2017
The appeal of the European Economic Area for the UK
Financial Times, 21 June 2017
Revealed: Hammond’s plan for soft Brexit days before talks open
Telegraph, 16 June 2017
What would a soft Brexit look like?
(clip begins at 45mins 10s), BBC Radio Scotland, 17 June 2017 (also broadcast on BBC Radio Shetland, BBC Radio Orkney, BBC Radio Highland and Islands)
Disentangling Brexit trade politics and policies
Food and Farming Futures, 16 June 2017
May and Cameron deserve to be castigated for destabilising Britain, David Smith
The Times, 14 June 2017
University research highlights pros and cons of Brexit for South East
Bex Bastable, Brighton & Hove Independent, 5 June 2017
Brexit & the art of buying wine
Financial Times, 2 June 2017
Wine prices hit new record in UK as pound slips
Financial Times, 1 June 2017
Does the General Election affect what wine we drink?
Hospitality and Catering News, 1 June 2017
After Brexit: the UK will need to renegotiate at least 759 treaties
Financial Times, 30 May 2017
Brits to drink 28% less wine after Brexit
CNN Money, 25 May 2017
Brexit: new world for wines?
Borderlex, May 24 2017
Brexit’s sobering effect on wine
Financial Times, 24 May 2017
FTA hosts Keep Britain Trading conference
The Mover, 21 May 2017
Opinion: Brexit’s impact on the south of England
Brighton and Hove Independent, 12 May 2017
Brexit Means U.K. Lawyers and Bankers May Not Be at Your Service
Bloomberg, 4 May 2017
UUK pushes for education deals in FTA negotiations
The PIE News, 1 May 2017
Only economic study showing benefits of Brexit debunked as ‘doubly misleading’
The Independent, 19 April 2017 (also published via Yahoo! Singapore)
UK industrial output slows, trade deficit rises
BBC News Channel, 7 April 2017
UK will not negotiate away Gibraltar’s sovereignty for Brexit, May tells Tusk
Rowena Mason, The Guardian, 6 April 2017
What are the priorities for Britain’s Trade Policy Post Brexit?
The Best Of UK, 4 April 2017
Freight firms fearful of a Brexit cliff edge
Will Waters, Lloyd’s Loading List, 30 March 2017
Brexit and red tape
Heart Sussex, 29 March 2017
Brexit’s cliff edge: ‘business as usual’ not an option
Tom Miles, Reuters, 29 March 2017 (also published via 4 Traders)
Two years for Brexit deal ‘optimistic’ as FTA calls for transitional trade measures
Gareth Tredway, Automotive Logistics, 22 March 2017
UK delegation in talks with China about post-Brexit trade
Bo Leung, China Daily, 22 March 2017
Whitehall feels the pinch
Financial Times, 20 March 2017
Brexit and trade
BBC Sunday Politics South East, 12 March 2017
UK faces ‘hard pounding’ in US negotiations, warns top trade expert
The Telegraph, 26 February 2017 (also published via The Week, Yahoo! Finance UK and Ireland)
World Trade deal ‘is £1bn chance’ for UK
Marcus Leroux, The Times, 23 February 2017
Brexit latest: Leaving the customs union will inevitably mean expensive border queues for firms warn trade experts
Ben Chu, The Independent, 22 February 2017
Guardian analysis reveals huge burden that would result from Britain failing to secure agreement with Brussels
Dan Roberts and Seán Clarke, The Guardian, 21 February 2017 (also published via International Business Times, China National News, ExecReview)
‘No deal’ Brexit would mean £6bn in extra costs for UK exporters
The Guardian, 20 February 2017
Development talk at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society annual conference
Lisa Cornish, Devex, 14 February 2017
What could Brexit mean for Australia’s agricultural sector?
Fran Kelly, ABC Australia, 9 February 2017
Brexit presents real opportunities for Australia
Cathy Bell, ABC News Radio, 9 February 2017
Final vote due on bill to trigger Brexit
Beverley O’Connor, ABC Australia, 8 February 2017
Jaguar Land Rover’s ongoing investment in China hides serious Brexit challenges
Brian Rogerson, Asset Finance International, 8 February 2017
British government’s vaunted China export deals don’t add up
Free Malaysia Today, 7 February 2017
UK faces struggle to redesign trade relationships, in charts
Valentina Romei, Financial Times, 3 February 2017
The unbearable blitheness of being
Martin Sandbu, Financial Times, 3 February 2017
Where should Britain strike its first post-Brexit trade deals?
The Economist, 2 February 2017
A guide to trade agreements – the challenge facing Theresa May
The House, 31 January 2017
Theresa May Says Liberal Interventionism Must End
BBC World Service, 27 January 2017 (starts 30.00 mins)
UK govt gives lawmakers limited time to eye bill on Brexit
MailOnline, 26 January 2017 (also published via Economic Times, Montreal Gazette, Boston Globe, NBC, Fox News, Washington Post)
Why Europe is cruising for a Brexit bust-up with Britain (like all acrimonious divorces, it’s the money)
Peter Foster, The Telegraph, 26 January 2017
Aussies warm to trade with Poms,
The Sunday Times, 22 January 2017 (print, page 2)
Britain will leave EU Single Market – Effects on Scotland’s food and drink industry
Sunday Politics, BBC Scotland, 22 January 2017
The art of the deal. Britain shouldn’t get too excited by the prospect of a trade agreement with Donald Trump
The Economist, 21 January 2017
What will Brexit mean for British trade?
Prospect Magazine, 20 January 2017
Brexit Britain’s customs with EU may take industry to cliff edge
Daily Mail Online, 18 January 2017
Daniel Hannan ought to be afraid of a hard Brexit – and so should you
The Spectator, 16 January 2017
Post-Brexit policy must follow WTO rules, report warns
Fred Searle, Fruitnet, 12 January 2017
Brexit report promoted by right-wing press condemned by economic experts
The Independent, 10 January 2017
The “WTO option” for Brexit is far from straightforward
The Economist, 7 January 2017
2016
‘We DON’T need the single market’ Fishing boss DESTROYS Remain claims with one fact
Nick Gutteridge, The Daily Express, 20 December 2016
Post-Brexit trade may hinge on non-tariff barriers
Chris Giles, Financial Times, 18 December 2016
There is a case for staying in the customs union
The Economist, 3 December 2016
Brexit Briefing: Theresa May’s errors on expats
James Blitz, Financial Times, 30 November 2016
A smooth post-Brexit transition will be vitally important
Martin Wolf, Financial Times, 29 November 2016
What is the TPP?
BBC News Channel, 22 November 2016 (no clip)
Europe is growing in importance as a UK trade partner
Alan Winters, Prospect, 16 November 2016
Brexit means…a lot of complex trade decisions
The Economist, 15 November 2016
May’s trade ambitions hit Indian immigration impasse
Charlie Cooper, Politico, 8 November 2016
What is the Customs Union?
Peter Holmes, BBC Radio 4 ‘Week in Westminster’, 5 November 2016 (clip starts at 19:10)
British PM’s passage to India poses dilemma on trade, migration
Douglas Busvine and Kylie MacLellan, Mail Online, 4 November 2016 (also published via Reuters UK, Times of India, Today Online, Channel NewsAsia)
Foreign trade will not compensate for EU trade loss after Brexit, says NIESR
Bianca Boorer, Digital Look, 2 November 2016
Nissan’s Special Deal, Peter Evans and Tommy Stubbing ton
The Sunday Times, 30 October 2016 (print, p5)
UK is lacking in trade negotiations
BBC Radio Wales, 25 October 2016 (clip starts at 01:12:10)
Brexit Puts Britain in Need of Trade Expertise
Max Colchester and Jason Douglas, Wall Street Journal, 22 October 2016 (also published via Morning Star)
The U.K.’s Brexit Plan: Cake in the Mouth or Pie on the Face?
Thomas K Grose, US News and World Report, 18 October 2016 (also published via MSN)
Brexit adviser: leaving EU customs union will cost UK £25bn a year
The Guardian, 12 October 2016
UNCTAD seeks balance between regulations, consumer protection
The Guardian Nigeria, 12 October 2016
Regulators must not hinder trade: UNCTAD
Financial Express Bangladesh, 7 October 2016
Can the UK take over existing EU trade agreements?
Andrew Walker, BBC, 7 October 2016
The massive irony in Fox’s free trade speech
Bernard Goyder, Financial News, 30 September 2016
100 days of Brexit
ITV Meridian, 30 September 2016
‘Brexit warning: US bank bosses from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BlackRock threaten Theresa May with relocation
The Telegraph, 24 September 2016
Not so simple
The Economist, 17 September 2016
The barriers are going up just as Britain advocates global free trade
Simon Nixon, The Times, 15 September 2016 (also published via Wall Street Journal)
Brexit could cost poorest countries £320 a year, warns economists
The Guardian, 12 September 2016
Poorest developing countries could lose up to £323m per year without UK trade deals post-Brexit
Shehab Khan, The Independent, 9 September 2016
Britain faces long road to post-Brexit trade deals
Kylie MacLellan, Yahoo!, 8 September 2016
Slim pickings: Without EU laborers, who’ll harvest UK fruit?
Danica Kirka, The Daily Mail, 31 August 2016 (also published via CNBC, Associated Press, The Daily Times, The Roanoke Times, Oswego County News, Dothan Eagle, Fox 22, Columbus Republic)
Is free trade ever really free?
Jonty Bloom, BBC Radio 4 ‘PM’, 23 August 2016
British Government will need a lot of outside expertise in Brexit
(starts at 19m), Tim De Wit, NOS (Netherlands), 12 August 2016
Pity ministers tasked with finding the least worst option for Brexit
Simon Nixon, The Times, 11 August 2016
Brexit Success Hinges on Global Goodwill
Simon Nixon, Wall Street Journal, 10 August 2016
UK desperately short of trade experts to lead Brexit talks
Danica Kirka, The Daily Mail, 3 August 2016
No margin for error as UK sets about sealing new trade agreements
Patrick Low, South China Morning Post, 2 August 2016
Action will be necessary to keep access to lucrative government procurement markets after Brexit
University of Sussex, 21 July 2016