Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit)

How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs

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How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs

Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination and queasy recognition. The country, after all, embarked on a similar experiment in economic isolationism when it voted to leave the European Union in 2016. Nearly nine years after the Brexit referendum, it is still reckoning with the costs. The lessons of that … Read more

Over a Dozen Conservative Party Donors Fund Britain’s Populist Reform U.K.

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Over a Dozen Conservative Party Donors Fund Britain’s Populist Reform U.K.

Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform U.K. party has attracted more than a dozen donors from Britain’s once dominant Conservative Party, new data reveals, underlining the threat the Tories face from a right-wing populist party that models itself on President Trump’s MAGA movement. In total, Reform U.K. raised 4.75 million pounds ($6.1 million) last year, a sharp … Read more