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Can the new Conservative coalition survive Brexit?

By George Magnus December 18, 2019 In Europe + UK Boris Johnson, Brexit trade deal 0

What it might take for the Conservative coalition to hold, and the effects of Brexit

UK economy came through the referendum ok, now comes the hard part

By George Magnus January 10, 2017November 16, 2017 In Viewpoints Brexit, UK 0

The UK government thinks it has leverage because its strength lies in commerce and transactions, the EU thinks the UK has never understood and doesn’t get now the political glue that binds Europe together, regardless of commerce.

The UK economy: now comes the hard part

By George Magnus January 9, 2017 In Europe + UK UK, uk economic outlook 0

First published: Prospectmagazine.co.uk, 9/01/2017
Forecasters got it wrong in some respects—but the economy could still take a beating over the coming years

Discussing the UK economic outlook in a TV studio interview recently,