Leaked US-UK documents show trade talks on ‘Trump’s terms
Labour said the documents show Boris Johnson is “misleading the public” over plans to sell off the NHS US trade talks used to pressure UK Government to opt for a …
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Greens and Plaid Cymru demand second referendum after Corbyn’s call for ‘unity government’
The Green Party and Plaid Cymru have called on Jeremy Corbyn to back an extension to Article 50 and a second referendum ahead of a general election, after the Labour …
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Cultural Backlash – Pippa Norris
Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as exemplified by Donald Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the UK. Authoritarian populist parties have gained votes and seats in …
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Whiners and losers
Soft cheese, hard Brexit and the joys of talking trade theory. Like most people, I am wearied with this whole Brexit thing. It got particularly bad when Thomas became obsessively …
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London is too far from Singapore
The UK government’s post Brexit aspiration for the City to challenge Singapore’s growth in offshore finance is flawed and ill-matched to growing global hostility to tax havens. John Christensen explains. …
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Brexit: the good, the bad and the ugly
Economists and others gathered to compare notes on Brexit. Deborah Hawkes was there. Before the election, The Mint invited members of the public to join three economists to discuss Brexit, …
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Three Years and Counting
Bête noir to established economists Steve Keen tells the Mint why Brexit ended a stupid policy but the government line on trade agreements is nonsense and an economic zombie apocalypse …
Read MoreOn surviving and thriving post EU divorce
Divorce is rarely anything other than a painful, protracted and costly process for at least one side. So here we are, weeks from starting divorce proceedings with the EU and …
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