Monthly Archives: November 2021

High- and low-stress holding models

Posted on 25th November 2021 by admin

A while back I wrote about the UK’s approach to the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) and Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA), arguing that this was driven by a lack of strategic intent, resulting in constant efforts to keep things up in … Continue reading →

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WA/TCA Committee Tracker, November 2021

Posted on 18th November 2021 by admin

As part of this blog’s ongoing monitoring of the two treaties, we regularly produce a tracker of meetings of the various bodies that they have set up. These trackers are useful at a number of levels. Firstly, the level of … Continue reading →

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Crisis measures

Posted on 11th November 2021 by admin

As we reach the end of the COP26 hiatus on Brexit the signs are not good. Reports from the talks on the Protocol are that progress isn’t occurring, even with the Commission’s striking opening offer. This is all less than … Continue reading →

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What the Jersey fish tale tells us about the TCA

Posted on 4th November 2021 by admin

Today sees a meeting between British and French ministers to discuss the vexed question of fishing licences for Jersey waters. This event is important for a number of reasons. Firstly, it’s the pathway that got opened up earlier in the … Continue reading →

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