The City has moved on from Brexit Opinion Whisper it, but Brexit is slowly inserting itself back into our national conversation. We remain, thankfully, a long way from the frenzied tribalism of the referendum campaign or the energy-sapping parliamentary drama that followed, but while these days Nigel Farage may be more interested in small boats than backstops, the issues is being discussed – [...]
EU banking rules could ‘choke investment’ from booming City Banking The European Union threatens derailing its economic growth through changes to banking regulation after London beefed up its lending capacity following a Brexit boom. The 27-state bloc is set to bring in new legislation which will effectively ban non-EU banks from providing core banking services – such as lending and taking deposits – without establishing [...]
Britain’s biggest growth threat is giving into doomsterism Opinion As the Spending Review looms over Westminster, Britain must not just lie down and accept decline, writes Simon Clarke.
UK-EU ‘reset’ is the surrender Starmer always dreamed of May 19, 2025 In negotiating the 'reset' in UK-EU relations, Keir Starmer has always sat on the EU's side of the table, writes Steve Baker.
Starmer seeks UK-EU ‘reset’ – is another Brexit row looming? May 16, 2025 Ongoing talks between the UK and the EU will come to a head at a summit in London on Monday, as the government seeks a post-Brexit “reset” of relations. The talks have come about as part of a routine five year review of the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement, though they have taken on new [...]