Global Britain
Total 11 Posts
Brexit trade talks.
6 min read
A brilliant satire that will make you laugh until you realise it actually describes with precision how the rest of the world sees the UK right now.
Bus-crashing as a negotiation technique.
5 min read
There really only can be three options to explain this diplomatic equivalent of taking a leak on the head of the other side, Professor Simon Usherwood writes.
Tony Abbott: Why Boris Johnson would want Australia’s controversial ex-PM as a trade envoy.
5 min read
What on Earth could drive Boris Johnson to reach out to someone whose toxicity matches Donald Trump in many quarters? Abbott has little experience on trade but he packs a symbolic punch.
The sillier season.
11 min read
Professor Chris Grey’s Brexit analysis on how the Channel migrants panic links back to the 2016 Referendum and forward to post-Brexit international co-operation, IDS et al’s ‘Millwall’ approach to diplomacy, and the US and Japan trade deals.
Brexit, Australian style: Will leaving the EU breathe new life into an old friendship?
13 min read
After neglecting its old ally for years, Global Britain is suddenly in need of mates.
Brexit Britain’s place in the world.
11 min read
Professor Chris Grey’s latest Brexit analysis on how Britain has thrown away its global role and needs an overdue debate about its place in the world. That is made harder by sham patriotism but urgent by the UK falling apart.
What the British public thinks about post-Brexit trade deals.
5 min read
How the public ranks different post-Brexit trade partners and which sections of the economy they prioritise.