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On Monday, Best for Britain provided a tempting option for a Government hell-bent on growth but here’s why it’s important for anyone impatient for Rejoin.

New report from Best for Britain & Frontier Economics examines how closer UK-EU regulatory alignment could boost economic growth, support businesses, and benefit regions across the UK.

This is a guest blog by Peter Kellner. Subscribe to Peter's Substack.   Immigration matters. We all know that. It vies with health care and the economy for top place...

Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Germans took to the streets of Berlin to protest against the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Freidrich Merz, after he collaborated with the AfD last week. Merz' decision breaks a longstanding convention in German politics to not work with the far-right. So with the German election just 20-days away, what is happening in Germany?

With the avalanche of evidence showing what a disaster Brexit has been, it would be easy (and fun) to write another piece about how wrong Brexiters were and how awful everything is. But here’s a few reasons to be optimistic about EU-UK relations

Yesterday, Belarus’ incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, won his seventh term in office. Belarus remains the Kremlin’s closest ally in Europe, previously acting as a staging post for Russian troops entering Ukraine, and with increasing interference in Eastern European elections from Moscow; what does this election result mean for the region and Europe at large?

What is the UK governments current advice on GPSR? What is an economic operator? What can I do? To find out all of this and more read this helpful explainer.

On Sunday, President Trump promised to bring down inflation, bring back jobs to America and impose tariffs on competitors around the world. But whilst Trump may be insulated from the cold today, how might the UK’s economy fare when exposed to an increasingly protectionist United States?

MRCs might sound technical, but they are pretty important, especially when it comes to economic growth and the ongoing UK-EU reset. So to help you out we have created a handy FAQ outlining what they are, why they matter.

New GPSR legislation means that businesses must now have a named representative within the EU or NI to ensure compliance tasks are fulfilled.

In recent days, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and politicians in Germany preparing for national elections on the 23rd February 2025, have expressed their concerns regarding the influence of Musk on European elections. In particular, MEP’s are calling for enforcement of the Digital Services Act, so what is it and why does it matter?

Today is the United Nations' International Migrants Day, a day to shine a spotlight on the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants around the world.

Today the European Union’s new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) law comes into effect, impacting businesses across Britain. Below we go into detail, exploring what GPSR is, who it will affect and why it matters the most for small businesses and sole traders.

Following Labour’s ascension to Government there has been a conscious effort to reset the relationship between the EU and the UK. From Starmer meeting von der Leyen, Lammy attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council and Reeves meeting the Eurogroup finance ministers, what progress has been made? And what more can we expect in 2025?

On Friday 6th December, a bill called the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2024 is undergoing its second reading in the House of Commons. Its sponsor, the leader and sole Member of Parliament for the Traditional Unionists Voice, Jim Allister MP argues the bill will return sovereignty to the United Kingdom. But what is the bill and why is it flawed?

A recent report from Universities UK shines a light on the impact of Brexit, and the Conservative government's drive to reduce net immigration figures, on the higher education sector. Rising visa costs, restrictive policies, and the delay in rejoining key research programmes like Horizon after Brexit have inflicted considerable harm on our institutions. Let’s break it down.

Gender should not dictate your right to safety. No human being is illegal, and seeking asylum is a human right. This International Men's Day, we're breaking down the myths around male asylum seekers, and exploring why the UK's asylum system is unfit for purpose.

If you were asked about the value of art, you might be first drawn to the extraordinary sums of money dished out at auction houses around the world for a Picasso or a Monet. But alongside being a key driver of economic growth in the UK, art acts a far more nuanced societal good.

Tomorrow marks UNESCO’s International Day for Tolerance - a celebration of embracing diversity, inclusion and education. But in an increasingly polarised world, we must stand firm and never tolerate intolerance.

The UK rejoined Horizon Europe in January 2024, after temporarily leaving the programme post-Brexit. But what kind of opportunities does Horizon unlock for British scientists? Here are three groundbreaking projects from the Horizon 2020 funding round, that the UK was ineligible for.