Archive: Brexit

All the nonsense Hannan, Redwood And Mogg have spoken about the customs union this week

As the customs debate rages on, leading Brexiters fill the airwaves with disinformation. But are they lying, or just ignorant?

Brexit - a challenge and an opportunity

Brexit has shaken our political landscape and provides many challenges to the food and farming industry, but it also provides a unique opportunity.
Infrastructure spending key post-Brexit

Major increases in infrastructure spending will be needed across the UK in the aftermath of Brexit, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Lord Adonis have urged.
Brexit triggers project skills fear

Uncertainty over the status of EU workers in the UK following the Brexit vote is likely to lead to delays in major infrastructure projects
Brexit vote unsettles transport sector

Government is urged to reaffirm its commitment to deliver major infrastructure schemes following Britain’s shock decision to leave the European Union

No.10's threat of a no-confidence vote on the customs union is constitutional nonsense

The threat to potential Tory rebels is clear: vote for a customs union and you're voting to topple the government.
What's actually going on with the BBC and Brexit bias?

There is no plot inside the BBC to push for Brexit, but something just as pernicious is happening.

Windrush scandal shows what happens when anti-immigrant hysteria takes over

This is not an error in the system. It is the system operating as it is meant to.
Brexit nightmares: The red tape reality of rules-of-origin

HMRC shows few signs of being prepared for the horrendous bureaucratic demands to come.

Look to Hungary if you want to know what you're fighting against

Anti-semitic authoritarianism is in full control in Hungary. There is nothing to stop it winning here too.
Week in Review: The new age of conspiracy theory

It's not paranoia if the world really is going mad.

Another Brexit fingertrap for the govt

The traps have been laid in Brussels and on the front benches - now the Brexit select committee sets a new requirement for David Davis
May should leave with honour, rather than serve the Rees-Moggites

History will judge the prime minister kindly if she falls on her sword rather than become a hostage to her party's militant tendency.

Disaster road: The Brexit Irish border plan and why it won't work

David Davis is going to throw everything at this and he's going to fail anyway.
Women: The unmentioned victims of Brexit

From textiles to social work, Brexit will have a disproportionate impact on women.

Amid all the nonsense, Labour starts the right fight on Brexit

Keir Starmer aims for where the ball is going to be, not where it is right now.
From the horse's mouth: Freight leaders issue warning about hard Brexit

Freight workers warn of prospect of permanent gridlock unless UK government quickly gets a grip on Brexit.

Week in Review: Fish and passports mean more days lost to madness

After a while you start to tune out, just so you can preserve a few brain cells
Grayling's fantasy Brexit plan would make trade deals impossible

The transport minister's bizarre notion of eradicating British borders would throw the country's future into greater chaos.

This is what the EU immigration app will look like

Early reports are that the government has created a sensible system for transferring EU migrants to 'settled status' - but huge dangers remain.
Iraq 15 years on: The birthplace of post-truth

The lies that were told in the lead up to the invasion paved the way for Trump and Brexit.

Those post-Brexit tariff cuts will only reduce costs by 1.2%

The one positive about Brexit adds up to small change.
Brexit transition: The can is kicked further down the road

Today bought some more time, but the pressure continues to ratchet up. Ireland is the chaos waiting to happen.

This is why we're taking David Davis to court for a Brexit referendum lock

Our legal case will force the government to stick to its 2011 promise to let the people decide on a transfer of power to Brussels
Intellectual property: Total lack of govt interest leaves firms isolated and adrift

A Brexit-shaped hole in patent law has left one of the most innovative parts of the economy without direction or leadership.

Scottish Labour: Party torn down the middle on single market

Richard Leonard's first conference as Scottish Labour leader goes off well, but deep internal divisions remain, especially over Brexit
Week in Review: Back to the Cold War

It feels like a return to the past, but the latest Russian scandal reflects a more dangerous present.

We've started a Brexit protest party to disrupt the local elections

Don't worry, it's not another late night centrist party. We're here for one reason only - to stop Brexit.
Discarded by Brussels & Westminster: Brits in Europe left stranded in Brexit talks

Brits in Europe were promised nothing about their lives would change post-Brexit, but both the EU and the UK have let them down.