Trade policy
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”.
Weetabix wars and X-Men: Welcome to the wacky world of trade post-Brexit
03 October 2018
The New Statesman
As a UK that goes it alone will soon learn, trade disputes are complex, bizarre and at times, well, a little petty.
Jacob Rees-Mogg and fellow Brexiteers' latest trade proposals, fact-checked
24 September 2018
iNews
The past weeks have seen the publication of a stream of reports making the case for a harder Brexit.
Debunking the paper championed by Jacob Rees Mogg claiming a no-deal Brexit would boost the economy
11 September 2018
iNews
The Brexit debate deserves so much better than Economists for Free Trade’s latest offering.
Sky News: Brexit warning
11 September 2018
Sam Lowe tells Sky News that the latest Brexit paper published on September 11th by the Economists for Free Trade group is "embarrassing" and "full of contradictions."
Why May needs Brexit to go down to the wire
05 September 2018
Prospect
Michel Barnier has repeatedly warned the British that the clock is ticking in the Brexit negotiations, and there is wide consensus that Britain needs to get its skates on.
LBC: UK's post-Brexit trade with South Africa
29 August 2018
Sam Lowe a senior research fellow at the CER spoke to James O'Brien about the UK's post-Brexit trade with South Africa, and how to maintain the supply chain to function as it does currently (from 1:50 mins).
How can we stop the M20 from turning into a lorry park?
15 August 2018
Prospect
To avoid disruption to just-in-time production, and safeguard British manufacturing’s position, Theresa May wants the UK to remain within the EU’s regulatory union for goods, alongside a customs union.
BBC Radio 4 - Today programme: White paper - goods and services post-Brexit
13 July 2018
Sam Lowe of the CER spoke to the Today Programme about the implications of the governments' white paper on goods and service post-Brexit (from 15:00 mins).
CNBC: Hard to see who would replace UK Prime Minister Theresa May
09 July 2018
The European Union is waiting for someone concrete to negotiate with, says Sam Lowe, a senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform.
After May's deal, many people will ask, does Brexit have any point?
07 July 2018
The Observer
Three experts, Vernon Bogdanor, Charles Grant and Claire Fox give their verdict on the compromise agreed by the prime minister and her cabinet.
The first coherent Brexit plan that Britain has produced... the EU will never agree to it
06 July 2018
The Times
On Thursday The Times obtained a draft of Theresa May’s plan for Brexit. Sam Lowe, of the Centre for European Reform, analyses the prime minister’s preferred way forward.
Parliament Live: EU External Affairs Sub-Committee
05 July 2018
Sam Lowe (from 10.05 mins), a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform along with Susan Morley and Joseph Owen gave evidence on post-Brexit customs proposals.
BBC Radio 4 - Today programme: British trade post-Brexit
03 July 2018
Sam Lowe a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform spoke to the Today programme (from 56.15 mins) about the unknown costs British companies face after Brexit. If the government gave firms Brexit advice it could be seen as acknowledgement of costs from leaving EU “but that’s not a reason not to...it’s due diligence. A responsible government would be taking this a lot more seriously” .
The UK and Europe: What's the cost of Brexit so far?
26 June 2018
E!Sharp
Any reasonable observer will acknowledge that the Brexit vote has curbed economic growth.
CER Bulletin podcast: Transatlantic relationship; Brexit and financial services; UK-EU defence negotiations
14 June 2018
CER researchers brief podcast listeners on three of the most important topics for Europe this month.