CIB chairman Edward Spalton reflects on the current supply-side shortages from a historical perspective. Those quick to ascribe shortages to ‘Brexit’ should recall the experience of the 1970s, which serves as a timely reminder that just because one event follows […]
Neil Herron has spent more than two decades leading the fight for justice for the Metric Martyrs. On the twenty-first anniversary of the first state action against a market trader selling produce in imperial measures, he looks back on how […]
Briefings for Britain economist Harry Western outlines the numerous problems being caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol. Various potential solutions have been mooted, but how should the UK Government proceed? This article was originally published by Briefings for Britain and […]
It will take some time to fully digest the details of the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU. We present here our pick of the best analyses of the deal that have been published to-date, […]
CIB-affiliated organisation Briefings for Britain has published an important new report showing that the costs of a no-deal Brexit have been seriously exaggerated. The BfB economists describe claims that a no-deal Brexit would hit the UK ‘three times as hard’ […]
The prize for Most Ridiculous Project Fear Claim last week went to Reuters, which made the ludicrous claim that without an agreement, trade between UK and EU would ‘collapse overnight’. Economist Catherine McBride explains why this statement is completely wrong. […]
