mainly macro

Before deciding that I’m writing about Labour when I should be writing about the disaster that is Theresa May, please read to the end. ...

Trade negotiations happen after the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) is signed, so why don’t those wanting a softer Brexit just vote for the WA a...

It was the middle of December 2018, with 100 days to go before the UK was due to leave the EU. Parliament was supposed to have had...

She may have fortitude in the face of misfortune, and it is easy to feel sympathy for her in comparison to the Brexiters in the Conservati...

If the withdrawal agreement is defeated in parliament (due to too many Brexiters and Tory Remainers voting against and not enough Labour r...

When I became part of John McDonnell’s Economic Advisory Council I knew that would put me in the political spotlight. I write about what I...

One of the important criteria I used in selecting posts for my new book out this November, The Lies we were Told, is that each chapter (c...

We have entered the stage where everyone seems to be worrying about a No Deal Brexit. It was inevitable that the EU would use this as a t...

As Trump makes clear, the UK can choose US rules or EU rules. Brexit is about having no say in either. Of course every Leave voter ...