Insights (Filter: UK)
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UK Rejoin Requires a Bigger European Story
By: David HenigRejoining the EU is formally back on the UK political map if not yet a government commitment. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s speech offering the...
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Steering into Price Control: Why the CMA’s App-Store Proposals Go beyond What is Necessary
There is a conceptual problem right at the heart of the consultations on proposed steering conduct requirements (CRs) for Apple and Google by the...
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What a New Prime Minister Means for UK Trade Policy
By: David HenigAndy Burnham will be the UK’s seventh Prime Minister since June 2016, an embarrassment for a country that thought its electoral system brought...
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Resetting UK Politics 10 Years On – Recognise Today’s Economy
By: David HenigThe UK had five Prime Ministers in the 35 years prior to the June 2016 EU referendum, since when it has had six which seems likely shortly to become...
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New Era for UK-EU Relations?
By: David HenigThere is a small but growing awareness in London political circles that Brussels sets the terms for UK-EU engagement. From this is coming a slow...
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Persistent Brexit Divide Leaves UK Trade Policy Struggling
By: David HenigTen years on from the UK’s Brexit referendum the only apparent national consensus is negative – that the country cannot survive without...
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The New World of Trade – How 40 Years of Change Brought Globalisation Without Trust
By: David HenigMaking sense of daily trade policy turbulence has become a major challenge. President Trump is just one part of a complex ever-changing picture. Stop...
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A Slow Journey – UK Trade Policy Stocktake September 2025
By: David HenigPublication of a first UK government trade strategy since Brexit was an important step in finally setting out a realistic view of the global economy...
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What Next for the UK-EU Trade Relationship?
By: David HenigOn May 19 the UK and EU started a new phase in their turbulent history. By agreeing a future program of work including negotiating alignment on food...
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten UK Identity
By: David HenigThere was a small sigh of relief in the UK when President Trump finally reached the country in his tariff scoreboard revealing the lowest possible...
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Decision-Time – The 2025 UK Trade Policy Stocktake
By: David HenigDelivering an EU reset amid the tumult likely to follow the re-election of President Trump makes 2025 a year when the UK government must make trade...
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This Is What the UK Wants From an EU Reset (But What Will It Offer, and What Does the EU Want?)
By: David HenigWith Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen agreeing regular future summits and joint working by officials to prepare them, the first stage of the...