Category Archives: UK

Financial Times Picks Up on Irish Growth Blarney Story…. That We Reported Months Ago

Irish growth is even phonier than the media would have you believe.

The UK Vote to Leave European Union

A judicious, high level overview of the Brexit vote and its implications, the big one being that it moves Britain to the right.

Brexit Empty Threats: The UK’s Fantasy of Becoming a Big Tax Haven

How a naive idea about the UK becoming a big fat tax haven to stick it to the EU reveals a lot about official and pundit thinking.

Crisis After Brexit: Let Us Put An End to the Old Europe of Denigrators

Europe’s tall order for combatting Brexit: “What is called for is a union so good that people will want more of it.”

Bill Black: BREXIT – Tony Blair

Tony Blair sides with the bankers and against the popular will. Quelle surprise!

Brexit: Huge Spanner in the Works – Negotiation of New UK Trade Deals Verboten Till Exit Complete

“Tortuous” does not even begin to describe how hard it will be for the UK to strike post Brexit trade deals. Negotiations cannot begin until the UK has left the EU.

Brexit: Why the UK is Unlikely to Have a General Election Soon

Explaining the not-well-understood UK general election rules and how they play into the Brexit calculation.

Brexit: Does Invoking Article 50 Require the Approval of Parliament?

Gaming out whether Parliament can or will try to stop the British Government from invoking Article 50.

Bill Black: The Terrible Cost to Democrats and Our Nation of Ignoring Tom Frank’s Warnings

A high level description of how Democrats and Labor sold out the working class, and how that served a narrow interests at great cost.

UK, EU Talk Past Each Other on Brexit Negotiations

The disconnect between the UK and EU over Brexit basics revealed yesterday was disconcerting.

How Brexit Threatens to Turn the UK Into “Borisland”

How the Tories and UKIP intend to use Brexit to impose permanent austerity and reduce workers’ rights.

Satyajit Das: What If Anything Does Brexit Really Signify?

An appraisal of the Brexit sound and fury.

Boris “Just Kidding” Johnson Outlines His Rainbows and Unicorns Brexit Plan

Boris Johnson is now the most hated person in the Western world.

Brexit: Fear, Loathing, and Anger on Both Sides of the Channel

Politicians in the UK and the EU are virtually at each other’s throats over Brexit.

Brexit: Pulling the Signal Out of the Noise

Getting a better picture on Brexit: the underlying class and economic stresses and how that might play into what happens next.