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Customs union reports
By Shanker Singham
A customs union with the EU would come with significant costs to the UK’s economic, trade and foreign policies. Such…
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By Yaprak Gürsoy
Dr Yaprak Gursoy, FPC Research Associate and Lecturer at Aston University, outlines some of the implications of Brexit for the…
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By Ray Bassett
The position of Ireland in the Brexit negotiations has been one of the three lead issues in the talks between…
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By Gerard Lyons; Liam Halligan
Ahead of a speech on Brexit by the Prime Minister, the paper proposed key negotiating principles for the Government to…
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While there has been much speculation as to the cost of the UK leaving the Customs Union and European Single…
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