Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Associate fellow @ Chatham House.
I have a Substack: https://mostfavourednation.substack.com

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Trade policy. Partner @ Flint Global. Associate fellow @ Chatham House.
I have a Substack: https://mostfavourednation.substack.com
multilateralism is woke and bad obv but we kinda need it to decide stuff like:
What time is it on the moon?
(Yes, this is my "do people know what a customs union is yet" sense check)
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)?
Sam Lowe will return in Brexit: Doomsday.
Starting to worry the pitchforks are going to turn my way
Far too many livestreams
No
Why do you hate the Welsh
They won’t let me
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”
I joke I joke
“How about we do the ACI, again, but make it harder for us to not use it this time”
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”.
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”.
**looks longingly at his collection of wool jumper** One day. One day …
I’d note that all the negotiations (Turkey, Morocco, UK, etc) on IAA equivalence will probably be next year …
Only if you promise to behave
Welcome home.
Yves Klein at MOMA