Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked
11/06/2018
Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on the Government to…
Economics
Trump, steel and protectionism
01/06/2018
After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three have promised retaliatory…
UK aerospace sector one of the hardest hit by Brexit
13/03/2018
Last Autumn, ADS published our ‘Building Brexit’ report which estimated that post-Brexit, the UK aerospace sector could face additional costs of almost £1.3bn in additional…
Staying in a customs union is best for Britain, business
21/01/2018
Ahead of a major speech by their DG Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI have called for the UK remain in a customs union with the EU…
Sky News signals Government will seek continued EASA membership
01/12/2017
Sky News Political Editor Faisal Islam today covered a potentially significant development in the Government’s post-Brexit plans for aerospace. Under the headline “Govt to stay…
EURATOM, EMA & EASA: What the debate about regulation tells us about Brexit
13/07/2017
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen some fairly high-level interventions on the UK’s post regulatory environment. For me, it started when the EU…
ADS Podcast: The road to Brexit
31/03/2017
In the week that the Government triggered Article 50, published its White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill, and the European Union published its guidelines…
Brexit: The elephant in the Budget
08/03/2017
The Chancellor’s first and last Spring Budget was always going to be a placeholder until the new Autumn Budget expected later this year. In part,…
The Prime Minister’s Vision for Business
21/11/2016
The Prime Minister has today set out her vision for UK business at the CBI Annual Conference, highlighting an additional £2bn per year for R&D…
Farnborough Airshow 2016: successes, sales & spacemen
22/07/2016
The successes of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow are resolute. With order announcements at $124bn, exhibitors from 52 countries and the first public appearance from…