Happy Third Brexit Day
Updated: 2023-01-31 11:30:02
Happy third Brexit Day to all who celebrate. Since this day in 2019 we’ve signed about 71 new trade deals, led the European response to Putin’s war in Ukraine and saved countless British lives with an independent vaccine rollout. And that’s without any politicians actually making a concerted effort to capitalise on independence…
For all the refusal by Remoaners to accept the biggest ever democratic decision by the British people, even today’s IMF report on growth forecasts couldn’t bring itself to attribute any faults in the UK economy to our decision to leave the bloc.[…] Read the rest
For all the talk of Sir Keir’s prawn cocktail offensive – even last night, he insisted his party is now “pro-trade, pro-business and pro-worker” at its international trade reception – Guido’s got some bad news. Labour is already whacking up its business rates…
The party’s exhibition guide for its 2023 conference up in Liverpool is now available, and prices have gone up across the board.[…] Read the rest 
Iceland supermarket boss Richard Walker is still determined to become a Tory MP at the next election – and is vowing to stick around as the company’s chair even if he’s elected to Parliament. Speaking to This is Money over the weekend, Walker, who’s led the £4 billion family firm for over four years, pointed out “plenty of MPs have second jobs.” […] Read the rest