Robert Tombs and Graham Gudgin are co-editors of Briefings for Britain
The UK economy has so far held up reasonably well in the face of the rise in energy prices. But the latest data suggest a weakening has begun and the economy faces an enormous potential further shock. For households, the latest price cap announcement means a rise in energy bills of around 80 per cent
The UK-EU trade deal has now been operating for a month, and the lengthy queues at ports and empty supermarket shelves predicted by some (the ‘cliff edge’ we heard so much of) have failed to materialise. But equally, it is clear that businesses were not fully prepared for new trade arrangements and that EU trade rules
The UK’s negotiating efforts with the EU this year have been dramatically better than under the May administration. But a bad deal is still a real risk as a result of political and time pressures. Some recent reports suggest the UK may be flirting with dangerous compromises in key areas. The temptation to give ground
