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Mandelson came to praise Brexit. Merck just buried it

Mandelson came to praise Brexit. Merck just buried it

Last week, the then ambassador to the US said that Brexit allowed Britain to get closer to the US – just as the drugs company withdrew billions of dollars of investment from the UK

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Trump has made the world cross the economic rubicon

Trump has made the world cross the economic rubicon

Many leaders have decided that effective vassalage to the US is preferable to being on the losing side in a trade war


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Wobbly growth, troubled trade and rising debt: UK plc is in a fix

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Opinion: All roads from Brexit stagnation lead to Europe

Opinion: All roads from Brexit stagnation lead to Europe

Rejoining the single market and customs union is key to lifting us from the economic doldrums


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