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Amid all the announcements today, it's easy to overlook that the OBR has updated its scenario on a no-deal Brexit. It exposes an undeniably hard reality for the Govt that

A couple of notable points from the agreed choreography for the final phase:The two sides have now agreed to work on the basis of legal texts. This is the single

For all the Brexit noise over the last week, the fundamentals haven't changed much. There are four conditions that have to fall into place for a deal to be done

10 reasons why it's pointless to talk about an "Australian solution" - a phrase we'll hear a lot from government in the coming weeks.Reason 1: The context matters. When it

A niche thread about state aid, Brexit, and Switzerland.(With an idea for how the UK and the EU could break the negotiating deadlock over state aid.)https://institute.global/policy/swiss-solution-break-brexit-stalemate-over-state-aid 1. If

Interesting piece by @JGForsyth, but it seems to represent just one perspective inside HMG (perhaps that of CO and HMT, but not necessarily No10). My understanding is that key players

Amid all the noise, let's take a look at what would actually happen if the UK were to legislate contrary to its international commitments in the withdrawal treaty. What would

It's true, as @JGForsyth says, that No10 prefers no-deal to a deal that would curb UK ability to subsidise domestic business. But this view is based on a false view