On January 23, 2020, Fiona Bruce, the host of Question Time on BBC TV, repeatedly and wrongly confused US tariffs on Scotch whisky with the
Category: Trade 101
‘Leaving on WTO terms’ – lifting some of the fog
Stuart Harbinson clarifies what leaving the European Union on ‘World Trade Organization terms’ means. He delves into issues such as market access to the EU,
Why claims about a ‘WTO Article 24’ interim agreement are a red herring
Deep into January 2019, as the Brexit clock counted down to mere days, an obscure and unnecessary World Trade Organization (WTO) rule was dragged into
What leaving the EU’s VAT area means for consumers
In this ‘Trade 101’ piece, Tarlochan Lall explains in detail what leaving the European Union’s Value-Added Tax area means for consumers – including for online
What leaving the EU’s VAT area means for small and medium-sized businesses
In this ‘Trade 101’ piece, Tarlochan Lall explains in detail what leaving the European Union’s Value-Added Tax area means for business.
Standards, regulations & trade in goods – a primer
‘Standards’ and ‘regulations’ are critically important for trade and have entered the public discussion about Britain’s future trade relationship with the EU and the rest