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Out! And now for real independence
Government nationalises Sheffield steel firm
30 July 2021
More than 600 steel-making jobs at Sheffield Forgemasters have been secured following the decision to nationalise the company.
Slovenian EU presidency ignites fresh discord
5 July 2021
On 1 July Slovenia took over the rotating presidency of the European Council – and promptly ignited a furious row with the Commission how countries like Slovenia are treated.
Massive expansion for Sunderland electric battery plant
2 July 2021
Nissan has confirmed plans to build a “gigafactory” to make batteries for electric cars as well as a new electric car as part of a £1 billion expansion of its Sunderland factory.
Free trade threat to farming [updated]
British farmers are concerned at the implications of a trade deal “in principle” with Australia agreed on 15 June and being rushed through by the government.
Switzerland - EU rebuffed [print version]
To the delight of the country’s leading trade union federation, the Swiss government has abandoned talks with the EU over replacing its 120-odd treaties with Brussels with one overarching “framework” agreement.
See you in court, says EU
Unable to exert authority through its control of purse strings and keeping everyone else in the dark, the EU is taking legal action against its own member states.
Swiss break off EU negotiations
26 May 2021
To the delight of the country’s leading trade union federation, the Swiss government has abandoned talks with the EU over replacing its 120-odd treaties with Brussels with one overarching “framework” agreement.
Free trade threat to farming
22 May 2021
Free trade negotiations with Australia being rushed through by the government could have devastating implications for farmers across the UK.
Belfast court hears challenge to Northern Ireland protocol
20 May 2021
A judicial review on the Northern Ireland protocol began in the High Court in Belfast on 14 May. The protocol is part of the Brexit deal that has created a trade border between Britain and Northern Ireland.
Nurses: stop the poaching!
20 May 2021
In the midst of a global pandemic, what is a country like Britain doing importing nurses from India, itself in desperate need of medical staff?
Protocol denies life-saving drug to Northern Ireland
16 May 2021
A hard border for medicines between Northern Ireland and Britain imposed by the EU is denies people in the province early access to a new life-saving cancer drug.
Bouncing back: the return of British fruit
1 April 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen increased discussion of home food production. Encouragingly, some British food growers are thinking positively along the same lines.
Brexit is done…but beware the traps
The EU failed to stop Britain leaving its federation of failure, and was forced to sign a leaving agreement that fell far short of its ambitions. That, though, won’t stop it trying to make up lost ground…
How the EU turned a vaccines crisis into a fiasco
The EU cannot hide its dismay at the success of Britain’s vaccination programme. And its attempt to strongarm Britain to make up for its failure backfired spectacularly…
Swiss face EU battle again
Once more, the EU is squaring up for a fight with Switzerland over how far European law should reach.
Bad faith from Brussels [updated]
Whatever the limitations of the final Brexit agreement negotiated by Britain with the EU – and there are certainly a good few – it is now blindingly obvious that the EU has never been happy with it.
Sense about steel
Outline proposals for a new interventionist era for Britain by replacing EU state aid regulations with a home-grown subsidy scheme must benefit basic industries such as steel.
Bad faith from Brussels
9 February 2021
Whatever the limitations for Britain of the final Brexit agreement it is now blindingly obvious that the EU has never been happy with it.
A bad week for Project Fear
9 February 2021
It’s been a lousy few days for the doomsday merchants, the ones who said that companies would flee Britain once Brexit bit.
Chocolate’s coming home
9 February 2021
International food giant Mondelez is shifting the bulk of its Cadbury’s Dairy Milk production back to Britain. This reverses much of the outsourcing that took place in 2017.
Ireland and the EU: a bad marriage
9 February 2021
The former Irish Ambassador to Canada describes his country's entanglement with the European Union and makes the case for Irish independence.
How the EU created a vaccines disaster
30 January 2021
Remember the warnings? Poor Britain, too small to go it alone in the big bad world. Now look at the EU’s vaccines debacle…
Brexit dividend as government consults on gene editing
10 January 2021
Taking advantage of Brexit, the government has launched a consultation on whether to change the law on genetically modified organisms to allow companies and researchers to use gene editing more freely.
The choice is yours
27 December 2020
After the trade agreement with the EU, the challenge now for workers is to take responsibility for the future.
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