Brexit cost 6% of Britain’s economy

An analysis of Bank of England data on thousands of British companies ten years after the referendum shows that the UK economy has shrunk by 6% since Brexit, the BBC reports. Looking through the data the bank uses to decide on interest rates, the study analysed the lost growth, trying to model the development curve […]

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TUV leader presses government on application of EU AI law in Northern Ireland

During debate on the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Jim Allister again raised with the government front bench whether the regulatory impact of this Bill on the digital sector in NI will be countered by NI being subjected to the more stringent requirements of the EU AI law. Such would place the NI digital sector at… Continue reading TUV leader presses government on application of EU AI law in…

Independents overcoming 10 years of Brexit bureaucracy and cost

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Independents overcoming 10 years of Brexit bureaucracy and cost

In the 10 years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, independent fashion retailers – already under pressure from domestic economic headwinds – have been battling with the pain points of doing business with the bloc.

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‘I can’t listen to my sister Jo Cox speaking 10 years on – it’s too upsetting’

Kim Leadbeater with her sister Jo Cox, who was murdered by a right-wing terrorist in 2016

Watching Jo Cox’s maiden speech as an MP from 2015, what stands out now is how normal it is.

She speaks in her warm Yorkshire accent, wearing a plain red dress, holding some papers and cracking a few gentle gags. Cox was one of 177 new MPs who had been elected the previous month, and all would get their…

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Gormless George Appears Confused

Just a quick investigation into Gormless George Woodward’s statement during a council meeting that Britain is “transitioning from a rich country to a poorer country”. This, of course, is the Reform playbook. Britain is broken, St. Helens is broken, and then bang on endlessly about immigration and hope the target audience takes the hint. As […]

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Brexit Voters Ignored the Warnings – Now We Are All Paying the Price

When Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016, economists, business leaders, trade experts and international organisations issued a long list of warnings. They warned of weaker economic growth, increased trade barriers, labour shortages, investment uncertainty and rising costs for businesses and consumers. For many Leave campaigners, these predictions were dismissed as “Project Fear”.…

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The Harborne-Farage Gift vs Immigration: Which Debate Will Shape the West’s Future?

The investigation into Nigel Farage’s undeclared £5 million gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne has become more than a parliamentary disclosure case. It has opened a broader debate about political financing, democratic accountability, immigration, and the growing role of concentrated wealth in shaping modern politics. Farage insists the payment was a personal gift received…

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Why a decade of division led to destruction on British streets – again

Vehicles set on fire earlier this week by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast (Picture: PA/PA Wire)

On June 16, 2016, the Labour MP Jo Cox was walking to meet her constituents in Batley & Spen when she was murdered in the street by an attacker with links to the far right.

It’s hard to believe almost 10 years have passed since that day, but the anniversary will come on Tuesday. This…

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Unlike the UK, Armenians Bravely Beat Russian Interference and Elect a Pro-European Government

In an era when disinformation, foreign interference and political intimidation have become defining features of democratic politics, Armenia has delivered a remarkable lesson in courage and resilience. Despite what international election observers described as unprecedented Russian interference, Armenian voters have chosen to back a pro-European future, handing a decisive victory to Prime…

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Is EU membership cool again?

The European Union is having a moment right now, as a number of countries that once rejected membership are suddenly flirting with the idea. After decades of keeping the bloc at arm’s length, for example, Norway and Iceland are both considering joining. Canada, an ocean away, has _forged closer ties_ to the EU recently. And even the government of the UK, which shocked the bloc — and the…

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Boris offered a “top five job” to back remaining in EU before he ultimately ran for leader

In a new BBC documentary, Boris Johnson revealed that David Cameron offered him a “top five job” during a tennis match to secure his support for remaining in the EU. Cameron, PM at the time, apparently wanted Boris to know that he: valued his contribution, that he would be a major party of the government […]

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Will Scotland be Ambitious? as MSPs Debate Asking Permission for Independence Referendum

Today, 26 May, business in The Scottish Parliament will see the newly elected MSPs debating asking the UK Parliament in London “to devolve the powers to the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum on Scottish independence.” Scotland’s Parliament has a majority of pro Scottish Independence MSPs which were elected at the beginning of this month, […]

Net migration to UK plummets further – but the public still thinks it’s going up

The government has been working to bring down figures since the post-Brexit spike (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

New statistics from the Home Office show net migration to the UK over the past year fell to one of the lowest levels since the start of this century.

In the year to March 2026, 171,000 more people arrived to stay in the UK than left – a fall of almost half from…

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