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What to do?
Covid-19 and Brexit present twin economic challenges for us to navigate. However, they are not the first and nor will they be the last difficulties that we collectively face. In this blog, I present some discussion of how we might optimally face this situation
The White Cliff Edge of Dover
Media reports suggest that Michel Barnier has confidentially informed MEPs that Brexit talks are now āfrozenā[1] and preparations on the continent for a no-deal Brexit are being accelerated. This is in stark contrast to official UK government documentation, which claims that āA scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement (a āno dealā scenario) remains unlikely given the mutual interests of the UK and the EU in securing a negotiated outcomeā[2]
How will we pay for it?
This is apparently the question on the lips of Treasury mandarins, according to a leaked document. Naturally, this has raised hackles across the political spectrum, with commenters aghast at proposals for renewed cutbacks to the public sector alongside mooted tax rises
Can we afford it (redux)
At some point, we shall emerge from this dark episode in history āone which has claimed over 350,000 lives around theworld so far, of which more than 10% are in the UK āas from a long winter. As we step out blinking in the summer sun, we must reflect on what kind of world we want to walk out into
The consequences of no deal
In my last blog post, I discussed the constraints facing the EU in negotiations over Brexit and concluded by expressing concern that the UK government has failed to adequately understand the domestic constraints faced by the EU. Similarly, as the Salzburg summit demonstrated, EU leaders at times misread the political situation in the UK and underestimate the challenges facing a government that is as deeply divided as the country at large. As such, whilst there now appears to be renewed optimism[1], the risk of a āno-dealā outcome remains significant in spite of the fact that it is in neither sideās interest
The Other
The term āBrexitā now carries with it enormous emotional baggage. Thatās certainly true for those of us who are directly affected by it. However, itās also true for many across Europe. I have on more than one occasion come across the view that the UK (or, more pertinently, England) should be treated as hostile
The West Midlands and Skills
A great deal of our focus at the Centre for Brexit Studies has been on the myriad issues that might be raised by changes in the relationship between the UK and the EU post-Brexit. As might be expected, many of these are both hideously complicated and interlinked
Coronavirus and the economy: what can be done?
Or, more specifically, what can be done by government? Iāve spokenpreviously on this blogabout the ways in which government is fundamentally different to a household. However, the current crisis is very different to a normal recession (and Brexit is totally different again)
COVID-19: What will this mean for the UKās economy & the Brexit process
Centre for Brexit Studies Researcher David Hearne has shared his thoughts and views on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the impact it could have on peopleās lifestyle, as well as the UK economy and future
Day 5 in the Big Brother House
So, on Friday night our 6-month-oldspiked a mild temperature ā38 ĢC, to be precise āwhich is hardly sky-high for an infant. As can be imagined, having a poorly baby is hardly the most restful of experiences and his mother and I are a little down on sleep! It is highly unlikely that this is Covid-19, but out of an abundance of caution, the entire family are now āself-isolatingā for 2 weeks in line with government recommendations
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