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EU - voter disconnect…?

This is the most dangerous moment since the Cold War ended Our complacent liberal assumptions are under threat as never before. We need to recognise the danger

This is a good article by
@MPIainDS
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But part of the strategy must surely be fostering strong trade links with allies…including those across Europe 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇳🇴🇨🇭🇮🇸🇱🇮

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/11...

Swiss Move Closer To Returning To EU Talks The Swiss government indicated Wednesday that it is moving closer to resuming talks with the EU towards a broad cooperation agreement, two years after suddenly slamming the door on years-long negotiat...

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How will they deal with the ECJ which 🇪🇺 want to be the ultimate arbiter of any framework 🇪🇺🇨🇭 agreement
Swiss Move Closer To Returning To EU Talks

www.barrons.com/news/swiss-m...

Where’s the shouty red faced man with a novelty euro top hat and loudhailer when you need him?

But…but…right side of history…European destiny…all a Russian plot…😏

Interestingly this shows that for most who voted leave it was a vote based on principle (ie-they weren’t “tricked” or any other excuse that the bien pensants may like to say).
Wonder how much of the remain vote was on principled love of the EU or just “meh, don’t rock the boat”…

Sovereignty, economy, immigration: still the three pillars of the Brexit debate? - UK in a changing ... John Curtice explores whether sovereignty, the economy and immigration are still key to Leave voters' attitudes towards Brexit.

☕ This morning we've got new polling for you.

John Curtice analyses our latest Brexit tracker poll from Redfield and Wilton.

Sovereignty, economy, immigration: still the three pillars of the Brexit debate? 👇

ukandeu.ac.uk/sovereignty-...

Interestingly this shows that for most who voted leave it was a vote based on principle (ie-they weren’t “tricked” or any other excuse that the bien pensants may like to say).
Wonder how much of the remain vote was on principled love of the EU or just “meh, don’t rock the boat”…

You ROCK!

Quite liking the quality of debate on things trade & Brexit here but think this site could use some more EU-sceptic voices (Julian Jessop, Catherine McBride & others who we don’t think are here) or there’s a danger it’ll become an echo chamber…

Euro-Area Firms Shift Operations on Geopolitics Worries, ECB Finds Large corporations in the euro area are relocating production across the globe more actively as geopolitical risks rise, according to a survey by the European Central Bank.

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Have you a predicted trajectory for 24/25?

We know the answer to this one!!

Shipowners press UK to diverge from EU on antitrust rules Competition regulator urged to seize post-Brexit sovereignty after Brussels axed industry’s exemption

One to watch 🧐

www.ft.com/content/83ef...

WWIII: Winning the Peace People keep asking me, “When will the war end?” My answer is, “Do you mean the entire World War or a piece of it?” Which war do you mean? - Ukraine, Israel, The Underwater War, The War in Spac...

By Pippa Malgrem
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UK strategy for the High North This report offers a perspective on how the UK could maximise its influence in the High North through enhanced cooperation across government and within multilateral fora in order to tackle environment...

Though 🇬🇧 is not an Arctic state, its strategic position neighbouring the region, reliance on sea lines, its role in NATO & its leadership on climate-change issues all entail a need for close engagement with developments in the High North.
That means hard & soft power
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

UK strategy for the High North This report offers a perspective on how the UK could maximise its influence in the High North through enhanced cooperation across government and within multilateral fora in order to tackle environment...

Though 🇬🇧 is not an Arctic state, its strategic position neighbouring the region, reliance on sea lines, its role in NATO & its leadership on climate-change issues all entail a need for close engagement with developments in the High North.
That means hard & soft power
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

Just making the point that @iandunt.bsky.social post about Brexit didn’t really hold water.
The AI Conference seemed reasonably positive “despite Brexit”
And yes, Musk is rather..uh…questionable.
Which is partly why we’re all coming here!

Whereas presumably were Britain still in the EU & the PM had done the same then it would have been an admirable act of leadership showing how Britain is leading the way in future tech?

Going Swiss 🇨🇭

This is quite fascinating if you have time to read it
The Maastricht Treaty was the founding moment of modern 🇬🇧 euroscepticism.
What’s entirely lacking from this 👇 is any sense of needing to defend the EU as an idea

johnmajorarchive.org.uk/1992/05/20/m...

Norwegian Government in Crisis Over EU Energy Grab Opponents regard the EU’s Clean Energy Package as an affront to democracy.

Where will this lead…? 🇳🇴🧐

europeanconservative.com/articles/new...

Ah, we saw “potentially rejoin” in you post.
All in favour of closer relations/alignment.
A CU however would be anathema on principle, but also as an independent trade policy progresses the practical hurdles mount considerably.

To want to reopen things with a rejoin referendum just when politics is returning to normal really is eminently silly tbh 🤷‍♂️

U.K. stats 🇬🇧

WTO issues new edition of Trade Profiles The WTO issued today (31 October) the 2023 edition of Trade Profiles, an annual publication providing key data on merchandise trade and trade in commercial services for 197 economies. Each two-page pr...

This is fascinating 👇

www.wto.org/english/news...

WTO issues new edition of Trade Profiles The WTO issued today (31 October) the 2023 edition of Trade Profiles, an annual publication providing key data on merchandise trade and trade in commercial services for 197 economies. Each two-page pr...

WTO Trade Profiles 2023 now out. Features country by country data. Each two-page profile provides a breakdown of the economy’s major exports and imports in goods and services, and its main trading partners.

www.wto.org/english/news...