Trade policy
Johnson's future Brexit plan would be almost as disruptive as no deal
28 November 2019
Prospect
A "super Canada plus" agreement would still present businesses with a cliff edge.
BBC RADIO 4- TODAY PROGRAMME: What does the Brexit deal mean in practise
17 October 2019
Sam Lowe a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to the Today programme this morning about what the current Brexit deal means in practise (from 06.15).
BBC World at One: 26/8/19
26 August 2019
Sam Lowe a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to the World at One about Boris Johnson’s objectives for a trade agreement with the US (from 34 mins).
Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine: Facebook Ads and Trade Deals
13 August 2019
“The UK does need to decide: if it just wants to throw all its eggs into one basket with the US when at this moment in time the person running the US isn’t maybe the stable genius that he likes to think he is?” Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform told Jeremy Vine (from 13:36).
BBC Radio 4 - Today programme: US-UK trade deal: Too good to be true?
13 August 2019
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform discussed US-UK trade deals, and if deals could be done sector by sector (from 06.48am).
Sky News: Brexit trade
13 August 2019
John Bolton is not a trade envoy–his concerns are Iran, China, Huawei “He is using the carrot of a potential free trade agreement with the US -something the UK and Brexit supporters have wanted for a while- as a means of applying pressure to the UK” Sam Lowe, a senior...
CER podcast: What is a customs union?
05 June 2019
Sophia Besch asks Sam Lowe to explain what a customs union is. Sam argues that a customs union is still compatible with an effective UK trade policy.
The UK has much to fear from a US trade agreement
03 June 2019
The New Statesman
Any deal with Trump would likely stray into areas such as food safety and drug pricing — and the president would come back for more.
Immigration is key to UK’s services trade after Brexit
24 May 2019
E!Sharp
Despite its importance to the economy, the UK’s services sector has not attracted the attention it deserves in the Brexit debate. Services account for around 45 per cent of total UK exports in value terms, a high proportion for a medium-sized economy.
Newsnight: The how, why and if of the new Brexit extension
09 April 2019
European fears that the UK would disrupt EU affairs during a further Brexit extension are probably overblown, Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform tells BBC Newsnight (from 06:28 mins).
No-deal Brexit would not be the end of the world – just very, very, very bad
04 April 2019
The New Statesman
Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, some have convinced themselves that exiting the EU without an agreement – “no deal” – is a good idea. It is not.
The reality of Britain's role in the global trading system after Brexit remains deeply uncertain
30 March 2019
The Independent
Continuity agreements are in place with a small number of countries but replicating the arrangements that Britain currently benefits from will be the overriding priority throughout the transition period - if there is one - and beyond.
No deal, no border
17 March 2019
The Business Post
In the event of no deal Brexit, we now know the UK’s plan for the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland: pretend it doesn’t exist.
Parliament Live: International Trade Committee
13 March 2019
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, along with Lucia Quaglia, Catherine Bernard and Alan Winters gave evidence on trade in services.
BBC Newsnight: Will a UK-US trade deal lower food standards in the UK?
01 March 2019
Sam Lowe, as senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to Ben Chu for Newsnight, on the US opening position for US-UK trade deal negotiations.
Forget new trade deals – Britain’s struggling to keep the ones it has
07 February 2019
The Guardian
Liam Fox said up to 40 would be ready one second after Brexit. Well, they won’t, and the government must be honest about it.
PIIE: Trade Talks Episode 68: Brexit votes for uncertainty
19 January 2019
Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown discuss the rocky departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. Sam Lowe (Centre for European Reform) joins for an update on the latest political developments as Britain approaches the March 29, 2019 deadline. They then speak with Meredith Crowley (University of Cambridge) and Kyle Handley (University of Michigan) about new research on the economic impact that Brexit-related uncertainty has already had.
BBC Radio 4 - Today programme: Free trade negotiations
09 January 2019
Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform (from 2:24), speaks to the Today programme discussing the complexities of post-Brexit tariffs.
Food prices will go up, not down, after a no-deal Brexit – despite what Jacob Rees-Mogg says
07 January 2019
iNews
Could Brexit mean cheaper food on our supermarket shelves? The idea has been propagated by politicians such as Jacob Rees-Mogg and business people like JD Wetherspoon’s owner Tim Martin, who promised lower prices in his “Beermat Manifesto”.