Tag: UK
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Batsh!t Britain’s Brexit Border Blues
So, having run on a campaign of “taking back control (of our borders)” the latest cunning plan to deal with its only actual EU border is for Brixitian to ….cede control of its border to another EU state. Yep. This is cracked. Humpty Dumpty , sorry James Brokenshire , the Secretary of State for Northern…
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Who’s exposed, and how much, to a Brexit – trade version
Sorry England – Exports to you are not really that big a deal so don’t rely on them in Brexit talks
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Schrodinger’s Member
So, another day and another rebuff for David Cameron in his desire to make the United Kingdom into Schrodingers Member – neither in nor out of the EU. The stark reality is that the key changes he feels he must seek or else be eaten alive by the right are unlikely to be deliverable. So…
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Is there a bubble in the UK housing market?
Recently there has been an upsurge of concern about a house price bubble in the UK. New Governor Mark Carney has made soothing noises about the existence of one. Recent developments in econometrics allow us a new test which might be able to shed some light on this; it also tantalizingly allows us the possibility…