
Privatise the sluggish International Trade department
The new Prime Minister needs to lead business into the battle for a Global Britain. Privatising the ‘Exports and UK Trade’ section within the DIT would be a good start.
The new Prime Minister needs to lead business into the battle for a Global Britain. Privatising the ‘Exports and UK Trade’ section within the DIT would be a good start.
If Global Britain is to be anything more than a slogan, there needs to be a more pragmatic approach to forging ties in a crucial region of the world.
An aggressive Russia is on the prowl, China is assertive, the West is divided. Britain needs clear-sighted leadership to play a positive role in the coming crisis.
As our geopolitical interests move away from Europe, the UK needs a far-sighted strategy to project its power abroad. Petulant Macron will be an afterthought.
Despite big promises and thrusting slogans like “Global Britain”, the country is falling behind in the digital sphere.
The ex-spad-in-chief predicts the social care funding row could mean the government’s downfall.
It’s hard to see the “special relationship” recovering while Biden is still in power.
There is potential to expand the existing UK-Nigerian trading relationship to make it worth £6.1bn.
Brexit proper will arrive on 1 January, whether Britain has acquired a free trade agreement with the European Union or not. Soon afterwards, barring a
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