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TWO CHEERS FOR JONATHAN REYNOLDS, BUT CAN HE GET THREE?
By Catherine McBride OBE TWO CHEERS for Jonathan Reynolds, who has announced that he will not follow the EU and impose additional tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). This is the correct decision. Free trade is great, but it must actually be ‘free trade’ for everyone. That means we should not only be able […]
The EU’s Anglo-Saxon problem
By Bepi Pezzulli The EU agenda of Andrew Burnam means courting a partner whose standing ambition is to neutralise the City. The better match lies across the Atlantic. EVERY NOW AND THEN, a British Prime Minister discovers the grass is greener in Brussels, while Brussels consistently reminds him it intends to pave his lawn and […]
The real cost of the EU ‘reset’
By John Redwood From food standards to fishing and energy, the Government’s reset risks higher costs and fewer freedoms I did not expect to have to spend time rehearsing all the arguments we made for leaving the European Union so soon after we left in 2020. When we lost the 1975 referendum on staying in […]
When referendums are essential
By John Redwood The people are sovereign – any suggestion of rejoining the EU will need their say so UK democracy has evolved to embrace this basic precept, with a long gestation through Magna Carta, the 1660 settlement, the Glorious Revolution and universal suffrage legislation. Through direct political action of motivated groups, civil war, and […]
Why CBAM is a punch to the face of British business
By Catherine McBride OBE THE CURRENT UK Government is divided in its attitude to emissions trading and carbon tariffs on imported goods: one side of the government wants the UK to join the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) and its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), while the UK’s revenue and customs department (HMRC) is still […]
Burnham’s U-turn on the EU is political and economic folly
By Julian Jessop Reopening the Brexit debate is likely to prove toxic for Labour, while reviving uncertainty about Britain’s future relationship with the EU could undermine investment again – notably in the tech sector. Andy Burnham’s comments on Brexit in his conference speech on Tuesday have at least been welcomed by those who want the […]
There’s nothing fertile about Burnham’s blind loyalty to the EU
By Catherine McBride OBE Part 2 of why rejoining the EU by stealth – the ‘reset’ – is far worse than you could possibly imagine. Of all the most ridiculous reasons given by the UK Government for seeking to join the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme under the spurious claim it will protect the UK’s exports, […]
What Carney and Blair both get wrong on the EU
By Julian Jessop Mark Carney’s vision for Canada’s future relationship with the EU and Tony Blair’s ambition for the UK to rejoin the bloc are delusional in similar ways. This article explains why… Earlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a coordinated push to promote […]
DEFRA’s rush to adopt EU food and agricultural laws must be resisted
By Catherine McBride Part 1 of why rejoining the EU by stealth – the ‘reset’ – is far worse than you could possibly imagine.. Possibly the most shocking aspect of the UK Government’s proposals for rejoining the EU through stealth – by calling it a “reset” – and pretending that adopting the EU’s Sanitary and […]
Unconditional surrender – unnecessary and unwanted
By Catherine McBride OBE The absurdly named “EU reset” is an economic wolf in sheep’s clothing. In reality it is a covert agenda to rejoin the EU by stealth. In every single part of the Reset, the UK would be giving up its sovereignty and agreeing to blindly follow EU regulations – but paying for […]