Sectoral Deals

‘With or without EU’ – priorities for the UK’s four trading nations post Brexit

29 March 2017 New analysis shows that the nations of the UK are exposed to trade with the EU in quite different ways. If the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal the effects across regions will be quite different and this should therefore influence our trading priorities Our Fellows have analysed trade data to examine the regional and sectoral impact of Brexit as well as the overall national impact. Their findings, portrayed in a short video animation show that choosing trade priorities on the basis of aggregate UK data does not take into account the fact that the nations within the UK are exposed to trade with the EU in different ways. https://youtu.be/3uyf9sU__XQ […]

By Nick Phipps|2017-03-29T13:27:19+01:0029 March 2017|UK - Non EU, UK- EU|0 Comments

A special deal for the car industry: how could it work?

16 November 2016 At the end of last month, Nissan confirmed a major investment in its Sunderland site following support and assurances from Teresa May. This news was received with much speculation as to what the “support and assurances” of the British government could be. Whilst the details are yet to emerge from Number 10, Dr Peter Holmes reveals different options of what a special post-Brexit deal for Nissan, and the car industry generally, could be. […]

By Nick Phipps|2016-11-16T13:36:13+00:0016 November 2016|UK- EU|0 Comments

What does an inclusive UK trade policy look like?

5 September 2016 In the face of severe and competing pressures, a UK trade policy that ‘works for everyone’ – to use Prime Minister Theresa May’s phrase – is going to be immensely difficult to achieve, writes Steve McGuire. The legal and political obstacles to the UK’s construction of an independent international trade policy have been well documented. The legal complexities are eye-watering; as my UKTPO colleague Emily Lydgate points out, the relationship between Article 50 and UK trade policy is unclear. Nor does the UK government have enough expertise in the negotiation and implementation of trade rules. […]

By Nick Phipps|2016-09-05T13:14:33+01:005 September 2016|UK - Non EU, UK- EU|0 Comments

‘With or without EU’ – priorities for the UK’s four trading nations post Brexit

A special deal for the car industry: how could it work?

What does an inclusive UK trade policy look like?

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