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Sam Lowe

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.social

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Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Associate fellow @ Chatham House.

I have a Substack: https://mostfavourednation.substack.com

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@katie0martin.ft.comOct 12, 2026, 8:42 AMReposted by @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social

multilateralism is woke and bad obv but we kinda need it to decide stuff like:

What time is it on the moon?

as.ft.com/r/3867f0f6-b...

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 10:15 AM

(Yes, this is my "do people know what a customs union is yet" sense check)

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 10:14 AM

Pop quiz (given we are, apparently, so back): What benefits would a traditional customs union offer over and above the existing EU-UK free trade agreement (TCA)?

@roberthutton.co.ukOct 12, 2026, 9:04 AMReposted by @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social

Sam Lowe will return in Brexit: Doomsday.

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:03 AM

Starting to worry the pitchforks are going to turn my way

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:55 AM

Far too many livestreams

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:52 AM

No

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:33 PM

Why do you hate the Welsh

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:18 AM

They won’t let me

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:17 AM

I also wonder if it’s because benign neglect used to be much more acceptable. “Sure, disappear for the entire weekend but make sure you’re back in time for your first day of Reception on Monday”

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:13 PM

I joke I joke

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 3:13 PM

“How about we do the ACI, again, but make it harder for us to not use it this time”

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 11:27 AMReposted by @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social

New MFN:

The EU is consulting on new diversification tools while not saying exactly what they are.

Plus: IAA, rules of origin, and the problem with defining “Made in Europe”.

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/displaceme...

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 11:27 AM

New MFN:

The EU is consulting on new diversification tools while not saying exactly what they are.

Plus: IAA, rules of origin, and the problem with defining “Made in Europe”.

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/displaceme...

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 5:53 PM

**looks longingly at his collection of wool jumper** One day. One day …

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:24 PM

Ta da …

mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/gravity-al...

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 8:23 PM

I’d note that all the negotiations (Turkey, Morocco, UK, etc) on IAA equivalence will probably be next year …

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM

Only if you promise to behave

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 9:52 AM

Welcome home.

@samuelmarclowe.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 6:41 PM

Yves Klein at MOMA

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