How will the various factions in the Tory party look at the Brexit transition deal? In Brexit Transitional Deal Part One : The Economics we looked at the likely impact of a Brexit transitional deal on UK trade, this article considers the political impact. A transitional deal would likely put the UK in a position akin to Brexit Lite up until the … [Continue reading] about Brexit Transitional Deal Part Two : The Politics
Brexit Transition Deal Part One: The Economics
Assuming the UK government promises to cough up a few more billion for the Brexit exit charge, the conversation will finally move on to the Brexit transition deal. In this case the UK would enter a half-in, half-out position with the UK out of … [Continue reading] about Brexit Transition Deal Part One: The Economics
WTO Rules, Quotas and Mutual Recognition Agreements
World Trade Organization Rules Affect Price Not Conformity During the process of Brexit, we hear a lot about World Trade Organisation Rules, or WTO Rules. The idea is that if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will only have these WTO … [Continue reading] about WTO Rules, Quotas and Mutual Recognition Agreements
UK BOE Interest Rates On The Way Up
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, finally announced the long promised decision to increase the UK BOE interest rate by a quarter of one percent. This brought the base rate back to the heady height of one half of one percent. In … [Continue reading] about UK BOE Interest Rates On The Way Up
Brexit But Nothing Changes Until 2019
The United Kingdom, or at least 52% of the the 72% that voted, has taken the historic step of leaving the European Union. But do not expect anything to change soon. Greenland was the only country to leave the EU, and that was in 1984 and it took 3 … [Continue reading] about Brexit But Nothing Changes Until 2019
