The UK has a reputation for blocking or watering down many EU environmental regulations but after Brexit will future EU environmental laws become greener? David Polya outlines some of the possible consequences for environmental policy in the UK following the leave vote. EU membership – the pros There’s no doubt that full membership of the […]
The UK after the Referendum: all that is solid melts into air…..
The UK’s political, social and economic landscape has changed beyond recognition since June 23rd. But did the Leave result mean this was inevitable? Colin Talbot argues that we appear to have overturned our Parliamentary democracy in favour of a public vote – a ‘plebiscitary democracy’ – and the enormous impact of this has only just […]
Post-Brexit ideas to tackle the disillusioned Leave voters’ concerns
While immigration has been cited as a key issue for those who voted Leave, economists say the evidence suggests its effects on jobs and wages of UK-born citizens are small. Diane Coyle offers some policy measures for a future chancellor that could more effectively help those left feeling angry and disillusioned by years of stagnation […]
Brexit: not fancy or elite economic theory, but an uncertain reality
The great majority of economists were opposed to Brexit – about 90% according to a survey of members of their professional societies. Over 200, including 12 Nobel prize winners, signed a statement explaining why. Diane Coyle was among them. Here she explains why and outlines why Brexit has ignited economic turmoil. Unfortunately, the arguments […]
Why Brexit is a bad idea if you want to avoid the effects of TTIP
While prominent left-wing critics of the EU argue that Britain can avoid the worst excesses of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership by leaving the EU, Dr Gabriel Siles-Brügge argues that a Brexit may actually be counterproductive. Stiglitz and the left ‘Brexiters’ ‘I think that the strictures imposed by TTIP [the Transatlantic Trade and Investment […]
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