A look at Germany shows the UK’s growth problem is not a Brexit phenomenon January 10, 2024 Germany is struggling; but its discontent is emblematic of a problem the whole of Western Europe must address, writes Paul Ormerod
Toyota considers investment in Derbyshire as automakers back post Brexit Britain December 4, 2023 Toyota is mooting two new investments in the UK, involving new models at its Derbyshire plant and the mass manufacture of hydrogen fuel cells.
Regulator to clamp down on post-Brexit credit and debit card fees December 13, 2023 An “unduly high” surge in credit and debit card interchange fees has cost UK businesses an extra £150m to £200m in the past year, the Payment System Regulator (PSR) has found. As a result, the regulator has proposed a price cap to protect UK businesses from overpaying, as it believes a significant raise in fees [...]
EU set to recommend delay to post-Brexit electric car tariffs December 5, 2023 A three-year delay in the introduction of tariffs on new electric cars is reportedly expected to be recommended by the European Commission.
Explainer: The Brexit bonfire of EU laws turns into dust April 28, 2023 Rishi Sunak has smothered the “Brexit bonfire” of EU laws – and hard-line Brexiteers are fuming with rage. But the prime minister smartly refused to be the face of this u-turn, putting business secretary Kemi Badenoch on the front stage herself. This week, Badenoch had to tell Brexiteers in her party that the majority of [...]
Bankers’ bonuses are back and the long 2010s dominated by Brexit are over November 2, 2023 There’s a political vibe shift, and the Conservatives are on the losing end of it is Brexit finally exits stage right.
‘Brexit’s biggest rewards’: New data bill makes way through parliament September 5, 2022 New data reforms, which digital secretary Nadine Dorries reckons will be “one of Brexit’s biggest rewards”, is set to be debated in parliament today. Under the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, firms will be given the flexibility to protect personal data in more proportionate ways rather than forcing them to follow the same processes [...]
Bailey: Brexit has created ‘opportunities’ – but policymakers must tread carefully October 4, 2023 Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, warned that policymakers should take no chances with financial stability despite the "opportunities" that Brexit had created for the UK.
The Notebook: Brexit has been a failure, and politicians can’t ignore it forever May 7, 2024 James Chapman, director of Soho Communications, takes the Notebook pen to talk Brexit, music and PR lessons from Ed Balls.
JCB billionaire and Brexit champion Lord Bamford retires from House of Lords April 9, 2024 Lord Bamford, the billionaire executive chairman of JCB and major Brexit backer, has retired from the House of Lords.