Holding Brexiteers to account
by Adrian Williamson, University of Cambridge The House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly to trigger Article 50, on the explicit basis that this process will be irrevocable and that, at the end of...
View ArticleTHE INEFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS MADE AT HOME:...
David Clayton (University of York) and David Higgins (Newcastle University) Campaigns to promote the purchase of domestic manufactures feature prominently during national economic crises. The key...
View ArticleBrexit, Globalisation and De-Industrialisation
by Jim Tomlinson (Glasgow University) In seeking to understand the economic basis of the Brexit vote, we should concentrate not on globalisation but on the long-term impact of de-industrialisation. The...
View ArticleFrom losing an empire to leaving Europe: Brexit and the British public...
by David Thackeray (University of Exeter) On referendum day in June last year, the 52-year old Nigel Farage expressed his satisfaction with being able to vote on the matter of Britain’s membership of...
View ArticleInching Towards the Meter: Britain, Europe and the Politics of Economic...
by Aashish Velkar (University of Manchester) On Brexit day (23 June 2016), The Guardian reminded its readers about the ‘Euro myth’ of how European metrication laws had criminalised the use of the...
View ArticleFrom History&Policy – What does British imperial economic history tell us...
by David Clayton, originally published on 25 April 2017 on History & Policy Post-Brexit UK-European Union (EU) trading relations will take one of three forms: (1) The UK will remain part of the...
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