James Kane
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The UK’s new free trade agreements mark a beginning and an end for UK trade policy
As deals with Australia and New Zealand come into force, UK trade policy is likely to become less exciting but no less productive, writes James Kane
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
The UK is set to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The government’s food strategy needs further work
The government’s food strategy shows a marked change of approach but a lack of deep analysis
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The UK still lacks answers to basic questions as trade talks with US begin
The UK still has a great deal of explaining to do before getting anywhere near the business of drafting an agreement with the US
Trade: tariffs
Tariffs are taxes charged on the import of goods from foreign countries.
Taxing digital services suggests the government is serious about sovereignty
The UK’s new digital services tax hints at where the government’s priorities lie in the trade-off between sovereignty and free trade
UK–EU future relationship: fisheries
British fishing organisations believe that the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy means that they have not received their fair share of quotas.
The government’s consultation on tariffs will give it little guidance
The government is right to consult the public on its post-Brexit plans
The UK’s different approaches to US and EU trade negotiations will not help either cause
The task of completing trade deals with both the EU and US this year has been made tougher still by inconsistencies in the UK’s approach
Trade: freeports and free zones
Freeports are a special kind of port where normal tax and customs rules do not apply.
UK–EU future relationship: dispute resolution
Dispute resolution (also known as dispute settlement) is the process for resolving disagreements about the meaning of international treaties.
World Trade Organization
The WTO is a negotiating forum for its members to create international trade rules, and an organisation to oversee how they put the rules into practic