Trade: Free Trade Vs Protectionism

The Citizens’ Assembly is looking at what kind of trade arrangement the UK should seek with the EU. The debates can get quite detailed and confusing. But there…

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Trade: Issues to Consider Before Making Trade Policy

There are many issues that we can consider when looking at trade policy. Different people will care about different issues – there is no single right answer. Here…

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Trade: How can the UK trade after brexit?

The UK has to make decisions on two issues in relation to the future of trade: How do we want to trade with the EU after Brexit? How…

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Trade: How much does the UK trade?

The charts give you some numbers on trade. The first two charts give information on how much trade the UK does with the EU and with countries outside…

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Trade: What are the Single Market, Customs Union and WTO rules?

The Single Market The Single Market aims to allow economic activity to take place across the EU without any barriers. All EU members are part of the Single…

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Trade: How does Trade Work?

What is Trade? Trade is the buying and selling of products between countries. These products can be goods, such as food and electrical products, or services, such as education and banking. People…

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