Politics trumps pragmatism in Brexit deal
It is not the end of Brexit, but with the newly expressed amity and partnership between the two parties, it may be the end of…
It is not the end of Brexit, but with the newly expressed amity and partnership between the two parties, it may be the end of…
Trade relations are testing business leaders everywhere but particularly those whose governments are strongly aligned with the United States, Geoff Kitney writes. Boris Johnson’s China…
The idea that the UK after Brexit could expect to get some sort of inside running for a beneficial trade agreement with the US needs…
Any attempt to undercut long-established European standards would be an effective declaration of economic warfare, writes Geoff Kitney. Amid the raucous and sometimes ill-tempered hubbub…
Britain Beware! Special relationships are rarely worth much when national interest overtakes rhetoric, writes Geoff Kitney. When President Donald Trump made his recent trip to…
The empty space that sits where detailed, comprehensive and forward-looking planning for British post-Brexit trade should be set out is arguably the most perplexing example…
The US-China trade war has already seen various skirmishes, around intellectual property, steel and soya. One, however, is shaping up to be a battleground that…
Trade deals involve trade-offs and every trade deal the UK strikes will involve some degree of sovereignty shedding, writes Geoff Kitney. The great phoney war…
Businesses in Leave’s north-east heartland are preparing for an EU deal that – good or bad – will have far-reaching consequences for the local economy,…
Or as John Egan discovers, in diplomatic parlance, it is the art of compromise. It seemed that the time for talking was running out at…