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In Europe 25th April 2017

The Theresa May Election

John Bruton | British Prime Minister Theresa May has decided to call an early election before the practical outworking of her Brexit strategy becomes obvious to voters. She wants to be free to modify her strategy, and needs a bigger parliamentary majority. She claims otherwise. Instead, May says she is calling the election because the other parties oppose her Brexit strategy. They don’t oppose it, actually. They have cooperated with it to a point that makes little of parliamentary sovereignty.

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In Europe 20th March 2017

The UK And The Brexit Storm Which Is Approaching

Top economists and heads of UK institutions and companies are demanding a clear strategy from Downing Street on how the government will collaborate to weather the Brexit storm. Many are sceptical about the overly-optimistic picture painted by Theresa May and Philip Hammond about the economic future.

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In Europe 13th March 2017

Brexit And The Spanish Conundrum

Of all the problems thrown up by Brexit, one of most emotionally charged is the impact it will have on foreigners living in the UK and British citizens living abroad. The other evening in Madrid at a forum on the implications of Brexit, I got a glimpse of the strength of feeling that it generates among the British community in Spain (estimated at around 300,000) and the Spanish community in the UK believed to be around 200,000.

 

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Markets 13th October 2016

Depending On Your Definition, “Hard Brexit” Now A Central Case

BoAML | Turning to the long term outlook, we still expect that leaving the EU will worsen the UK’s trading terms with EU countries more than it improves trading terms with other countries. Assuming this thesis proves correct, it will come with economic costs. The recent better-than-expected data tell us nothing about that judgment, but political events suggest to us that it is on track.

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Ibex, Markets 28th July 2016

As Telefonica Presents H1’16 Results, It Faces Up To Effects Of Failed Attempt To Sell 02

Telefonica has presented on Thursday its first half results. These have highlighted the new contribution from its O2 UK subsidiary, which returns to the multinational’s permiter after five quarters on the outside. Revenues in the UK during H1’16 reached 3,464 million euros against 25,235 in the consolidated group. Meanwhile, Telefonica’s frustrated attempt to sell its UK unit O2 to Hutchison is beginning to have consequences.

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In Europe 25th July 2016

There Is Nothing In Writing On Brexit

After Brexit, what could be more natural than for the UK to strengthen ties with the US than with Europe, which has miraculously survived thanks to the intervention of the Anglo Saxons in two wars in Europe. Perhaps one kind of  Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is dead: but the Europeans cannot stop another one being formed between the US and the UK.