Voting for Brexit doesn’t make you a Little Englander, writes Mark Leonard in his op-ed.
Declaring an ethical foreign policy is easy and briefly gratifying. Living up to it is a lot harder. It involves being ready to sustain real economic damage.
Suddenly, it seems that Britain has reacquired an 'ethical foreign policy' – a concept not seen on these shores since its introduction by Robin Cook at the start of the Blair government, writes Nick Witney
At that time, there was a push for the UK to come on board … and actually the UK had a much more measured approach
Britain’s track record on Iran in the past year meant it was unlikely to join the US in its policy of maximum pressure, comments Ellie Geranmayeh
My suspicion is we will end up with a deal which provides minimal legal cover for shipping goods in either direction without quotas but with the British side not actually ready to implement any new system of vetting goods for regulatory requirements
Nick Witney discusses post-Brexit trade between the UK and the EU.
The coronavirus crisis and China’s very aggressive approach to shaping the narrative and capitalizing on global distraction have added to the concerns about China in Europe
Nick Witney on how hopes for a renewed relation between Britain and China after Brexit have shifted after the pandemic.
His first shot at giving substance to this favourite Brexit slogan, his Greenwich speech of 3 February, got about as far as the Mary Rose on her maiden voyage: scarcely had he defined Britain’s new global role as champion of free trade when the great global shut-down ensued
In his column, Nick Witney discusses yesterday's 'Global Britain' speech by Boris Johnson
My feeling is that probably the coronavirus impact and the devastation that it is doing to our economy is going to strengthen the hand of those within the government who think ‘Well we better be a bit flexible’
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