The Saudis are one of this country’s largest arms export customers, but there are plenty of others who would step into the breach if we stopped selling.
The policy risks more than 4,000 jobs but will only reduce calorie intake by five calories per person, per day.
Demonising one product surely cannot be the answer.
Our country’s outward-looking, enterprising attitude has always been bound up with the sea, and it continues to carry the vast majority of our exports today.
The Trade Secretary’s reported remarks suggest a mercantile attitude at odds with the optimistic, free-trading case for a global Britain.
Farmers serve our national security, boost our exports and sculpt our environment.
We face a range of threats and opportunities. Navigating them successfully will pay dividends.
The UK has dropped to fifth position in terms of the countries doing business there – which is, quite frankly, unacceptable.
We re-issue the new Brexit Secretary’s essay on economic policy and the EU negotiation, originally published on this site on Monday.
Only six per cent of UK businesses export to the European Union, but 100 per cent are still required to undertake the cost of compliance.
Let’s strengthen Parliamentary scrutiny, beef up our diplomacy, stop gold-plating directives – and regain our mojo.
Introduce tariffs? Nationalise Tata Steel? Cut green taxes?
The choice is between leaving or remaining in an EU dominated by 22 out of 28 countries with no ‘skin in the game’ and with a Eurozone agenda.
Maude showed plenty of enthusiasm and laid some strong foundations, but better messaging and methods are needed.
Our two countries have a huge amount to offer each other across a broad range of sectors, and we shouldn’t wait for Brexit to get started.