CIB committee member John Scotting assesses the first month of UK independence from the EU. Not only has Project Fear failed to materialise, Brexit reality is already exceeding even many Brexiteers’ expectations. When we cast our votes in favour […]
CIB-affiliated organisation Briefings for Britain has published an important new report showing that the costs of a no-deal Brexit have been seriously exaggerated. The BfB economists describe claims that a no-deal Brexit would hit the UK ‘three times as hard’ […]
The prize for Most Ridiculous Project Fear Claim last week went to Reuters, which made the ludicrous claim that without an agreement, trade between UK and EU would ‘collapse overnight’. Economist Catherine McBride explains why this statement is completely wrong. […]
CIB chairman Edward Spalton examines claims that a no-deal Brexit could lead to medicines shortages. Shortages already exist, but they are nothing to do with Brexit. Rather, they are artificially manufactured by large pharmaceutical companies, a practice that has been […]
Director of the Red Cell think tank and CIB committee member Dr Lee Rotherham explains why the Yellowhammer document is not a prediction of what is likely to happen but a ‘reasonable worst case scenario’. What exactly does this mean, […]
This article, a personal opinion by CIB chairman Edward Spalton, was written for the agricultural press. It has been suggested that independence campaigners like me should keep quiet about the possible problems of Brexit so as not to be […]
