Customs Union: A soft option with a dead end
Phillip Hammond is said to be the Cabinet’s pre-eminent exponent of a “soft Brexit” – by remaining in the Customs Union. On the Andrew Marr show yesterday he surprised some by stating that the UK should leave the Single Market and the Customs Union; but he hinted that...
EU citizens’ rights after Brexit: The EU’s demands for extra-territorial jurisdiction by the CJEU and reverse discrimination
By Dr Gunnar Beck Read Publication The tremors caused by the general election are still working their way through the political system. The implications for the nature of the UK’s future relationship with the EU have been the subject of much speculation. Before too...
Trojan Horse: ‘If anyone is still in any doubt that the practices uncovered were inappropriate, just listen to the pupils’
Read Article The collapse of hearings into five senior teachers accused of imposing a hardline interpretation of Islam on secular schools in Birmingham has brought renewed focus to the question of whether schools are equipped to identify and mitigate the risks of...
Euro Clearing Proposals reveal real European Commission Intent
Clearing is a crucial part of the plumbing of a modern financial system. It involves a clearing house which stands between two parties to a transaction in derivatives, bonds or other financial instruments, effectively becoming counterparty to both sides of a...