UK Trade Policy Project
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The UK Traps Itself in EU Relationship Problems
By: David HenigThe Brexit saga keeps going, now reaching the point where the UK government has stated that the Withdrawal Agreement reached in October, which became...
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September Song – EU-UK Talks Approach Decision Time
By: David HenigWe are around halfway through the time allocated for UK-EU future relationship talks. It is four months since the UK finally left the EU, and four...
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Government and Coronavirus
By: David HenigI’m not a coronavirus expert. Trade, economics and politics is my field. I had to look up the spelling of epidemiologist for this article and I’m...
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The UK Up and Running in the WTO: How Fast, How Far Can It Go?
By: Stuart HarbinsonAfter Brexit, our attention to UK trade policy has focused mostly on future FTAs, and in particular trade negotiations between the UK and the...
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UK Election 2019 – What it Means for Brexit and Future UK-EU Relations
By: David HenigIntroduction The result of the UK General Election means that the UK will leave the EU at the end of January 2020, ending at least four years of...
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Brexit Extension Shows the UK Continues to Struggle with the Basics of International Negotiations
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigYet again Brexit has been delayed. The EU has reluctantly granted another extension, this time of three months. It remains uncertain as to what might...
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Isolation or Integration: Why the EU Free Trade Agreement the Brexiters Want Is Not Deliverable
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigIn the race to be the next UK Prime Minister there is a strong narrative that the country’s future economic relationship with the EU can be simply...
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UK Brexit Direction Awaits New Conservative Party Leader
Research Areas: UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigA new series of everyone’s favourite UK show, Brexit, has kicked off in dramatic style with the resignation as Conservative Party leader,...
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The Next Stages of UK Trade Policy
Tags: UKBy: David HenigThe context for UK trade policy in the future remains unclear. It is possible but unlikely that the UK will be leaving the EU with full future...
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Assessing UK Trade Policy Progress
Tags: UKBy: David HenigSummary We see signs of progress in preparing the UK for greater trade policy freedom outside of EU membership, such as a few agreements reached to...
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Why the UK Government’s Brexit Proposals Were Defeated in Parliament Twice
Research Areas: UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigThere is a general rule of international negotiations, which is to make sure you have sufficient domestic support to ensure whatever you agree with...