Britain & EU member-states
Why do Britain's goods and services exports appear to be holding up?
08 March 2024
Encompass
On the face of it, UK exports have been surprisingly robust after Brexit. Goods exports to the EU have tracked those to the rest of the world, despite new trade barriers being imposed on the former but not on the latter.
Labour's European conundrum
10 December 2023
Renewal
If and when the Labour Party takes office, it will come under pressure to negotiate a much better Brexit deal than that bequeathed by Boris Johnson.
The CDU must not draw the wrong lessons from the Bavarian and Hessian elections
11 October 2023
LSE blog
The Alternative for Germany increased its vote share in two key state elections in Germany on 8 October.
The Spectator podcast: Has Brexit failed?
07 October 2023
Seven years after the Brexit vote, Katy Balls is joined for a fringe panel from the Conservative Party Conference to discuss if voting to leave the EU was worth it, where the wins are and if opportunities are being missed. Katy Balls in conversation with John Redwood MP, Theresa Villiers MP, Camilla Cavendish, Charles Grant, CER and Vote Leave founder Matthew Elliott.
CER Podcast: A European strategy for Labour
27 September 2023
Charles Grant and Neil Kinnock discuss a European strategy for Labour.
Channel 4 News: Keir Starmer said he would boost growth by rewriting the Brexit deal
18 September 2023
"Will Starmer try and go beyond his red lines? The impression I get from talking to people in the Labour leadership is they know they've got to go further ...
Welcome to Doppelgänger Britain – a world without Brexit
16 September 2023
The New Statesman
The economist John Springford on how he modelled what the UK would look like had it voted Remain.
CER podcast: We have to talk about Spain
08 June 2023
In this week's episode of the CER podcast Octavia Hughes speaks to Camino Mortera-Martínez about the results of the Spanish local and regional elections.
CER podcast: What does the Windsor Framework mean for EU-UK relations?
10 March 2023
In this week’s episode of the CER podcast Charles Grant is joined by Catherine Barnard to discuss the recently agreed Windsor Framework.
Spectator podcast: Will Sunak’s charm offensive with Macron work?
10 March 2023
Cindy Yu speaks to Fraser Nelson and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform after Rishi Sunak's visit to Paris to meet with President Emmanuel Macron.
Radio France - France Culture: Post-Brexit: les tourments du Royaume-Uni
04 March 2023
Rishi Sunak est attendu à Paris pour un sommet franco-britannique, le 10 mars. Le premier ministre de Charles III gouverne un pays rongé par l’inflation et des crises sociales. Le Royaume-Uni serait-il devenu l’homme malade de l’Europe, comme s’interrogeait récemment l’hebdomadaire The Economist ?
Avec Hélène Rey économiste, professeur à la London...
Avec Hélène Rey économiste, professeur à la London...
The Protocol deal is a win for Sunak – and the EU
27 February 2023
The Spectator
Soon after Boris Johnson struck a deal with the EU in October 2019 on the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland protocol, the British government demanded changes to the Protocol.
Spectator Podcast: Will the DUP accept Sunak’s deal?
17 February 2023
As it looks like the government is about to agree a new deal with the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol, Rishi Sunak is in Belfast today meeting with the DUP. Will they accept a compromise?
Max Jeffery speaks to Isabel Hardman and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for...
Max Jeffery speaks to Isabel Hardman and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for...
Ask CER - Episode 8: Inflation Reduction Act, Qatargate and Iran
09 February 2023
You asked, we answered: the eighth episode of our 'Ask CER' podcast series.
Klubradio: Egyre többen csalódnak a Brexitben
05 February 2023
Az elmúlt hat és fél évben, a Brexit-referendum óta, megosztott az ország, de azt kell mondjam, az elmúlt fél évben történt változások következtében ez az arány megbomlott és most már a megkérdezettek nagyjából 60 százaléka tartja azt, hogy az Unióban kellett volna maradni – mondja Charles Grant, a Centre for European Reform igazgatója Londonban. Ez persze nem jelenti azt, hogy csatlakozna az ország az Unióhoz. Nem akarnak az emberek egy újabb, mocskos kampányt végigcsinálni.
Spectator podcast: Are we close to a breakthrough on the Northern Ireland Protocol?
01 February 2023
The Times has reported that a partial agreement has been made over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Why are the government playing down the progress made over the Irish border? Cindy Yu speaks to Katy Balls and Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform.
Brexit isn't going away
26 January 2023
Encompass
It’s frustrating and boring, but economists must endlessly repeat themselves about Brexit. That’s because Brexiters continue to deny its obvious economic costs.
CER podcast: Brexit and the labour market
25 January 2023
In this week’s episode of the CER podcast Jonathan Portes and John Springford discuss their recent post-Brexit labour market analysis.
CER podcast: The cost of Brexit
11 January 2023
In this week’s episode of the CER podcast Helmi Pillai interviews John Springford about his most recent cost of Brexit analysis.
ITV News: Brexit costs government £40 billion a year in lost tax revenue
20 December 2022
The difference in performance between his “doppelgänger UK economy” and the real thing is stark. Mr Springford’s latest update estimates that Brexit reduced Britain’s GDP by 5.5% by the second quarter of 2022.