The Realities of a US-UK Free Trade Agreement
Theresa May seems to have secured the support of Donald Trump for a UK-USA free-trade agreement (FTA). With the backing of these leaders, negotiating an FTA between these two developed economies with a shared long-standing support for open markets, on the face of it,...
Britain’s Services Trade Can Flourish Outside of the EU’s Single Market
Services trade is of fundamental importance to the UK economy. How Britain negotiates its interests in services trade with the EU, the WTO, and third parties will have a significant impact on its economic well-being post-Brexit. Negotiating sensible agreements across...
Forging a New Industrial Strategy for Britain
When most people think of industrial policy, they think of British Leyland. Once the world’s largest car maker, by the 1960s Britain had been overtaken by America, France and Germany. The British industry, it was believed, simply lacked the scale to compete with...
The Case for Global Trade in an Era of Populist Protectionism: Lessons from New Zealand
Lessons from New Zealand for the UK’s post-Brexit Trade Strategy New Zealand was once Britain’s Farm on the other side of the world. In the 1950s the UK bought almost all of New Zealand’s agricultural exports. Somewhat ironically, it was our decision to enter the...
