
Brexit disaster: Predicted 0.08% boost from UK-Asia trade deal could be overestimate
“No wonder they feel the need to present figures in the most favourable way they can find.”
“No wonder they feel the need to present figures in the most favourable way they can find.”
How much will this deal compensate for the economic hit caused by Brexit?
The UK seems well behind the curve on green industrial policy and is increasingly left standing watching on the sidelines.
“If Brexit has given us this so-called economic growth that we’re supposedly trying to see, why firstly is the automotive industry on its knees?”
It is not the negotiating masterclass that Sunak would have us believe. Most of its provisions were offered unilaterally by the EU in October 2021.
Trade unionists should recognise what is at risk from the Bill and its sunset clauses.
The TUC passed a motion which described post-Brexit requirements as ‘bureaucratic, logistical and financial obstacles ‘
Among the ‘retained laws’ which will be swept away as part of the government’s bonfire of EU laws and regulations, are obligations to alert consumers about allergens in foods.
‘The EU will define itself as a military actor, focused on its own defence and limiting Russian aggression.’
‘Promises can enrol people but many can’t easily be delivered.’