The EU’s response to its vaccine crisis has shown the organisation at its worst. Brexit has given the UK the freedom the pursue a more effective vaccine strategy. Rather than stooping to the EU’s vaccine nationalism, we should be generous […]
Gawain Towler takes a detailed look at the EU’s Covid vaccine crisis, and finds that Brussels’ attempt to accrue more power to itself has backfired. This article was originally published by Creative Destruction Media, and is reproduced with kind permission […]
Professor Anthony Coughlan, Emeritus Professor of Trinity College Dublin, gives an Irish perspective on the EU’s Covid vaccination failure. While the EU dithers over approving the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, Brexit Britain’s newfound freedom has allowed it to race ahead in vaccinating its […]
We enter the festive period without a deal – or even an end to the negotiations – in sight. What we do now have is a Continental blockade on goods traffic from the UK to France. Civil servant Caroline Bell writes […]
CIB chairman Edward Spalton follows up on his earlier article on how the relentless centralisation of public health responsibilities has undermined our ability to tackle COVID-19. As lockdown is gradually lifted, we see that a much-needed localised approach is beginning to emerge. […]
Germany has assumed the presidency of the EU Council in the midst of the EU’s most serious crisis to date. The German government is seeking ‘unprecedented changes’ to strengthen the EU, including expanding its military development. The stated aim is […]
