Labour backs customs union membership
26/02/2018
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn today gave more details about the party’s shift in position on the customs union alongside more insight into Labour’s thinking on…
Policy & Politics
The Prime Minister’s Munich Security Conference Speech – Stated Aims for Future Security Cooperation
21/02/2018
On 17th February 2018 the PM delivered a speech to the Munich Security Conference in which she underlined the importance of cooperation on both internal…
The future of UK chemical regulation after Brexit
08/02/2018
Chemical regulation might feel like a dry topic, of interest mainly to scientists and engineers. Yet chemicals are involved in every aspect our day-to-day lives,…
Why the UK should be open to a customs union post-Brexit
06/02/2018
When leaving the EU, the UK leaves the EU Customs Union. This, however, should not close off the possibility of negotiating a comprehensive customs union…
ADS Podcast – 2017 Christmas Edition
22/12/2017
In this new special Christmas edition of the ADS Podcast, Aerospace Policy Adviser Richard Gale sat down with Chief Economist and Director of Policy, Jeegar…
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…
ADS Podcast: Building Brexit – Future UK-EU Customs Partnership
21/09/2017
In this new edition of the ADS Podcast, Aerospace Policy Adviser Richard Gale sat down with Chief Economist and Director of Policy, Jeegar Kakkad, to…
Institute for Government: Post-Brexit Options for Aviation
15/08/2017
The Institute for Government (IfG) has today released the latest in its series of Brexit comment and analysis briefings – focusing on Aviation and what Brexit…
Air-lectric Dreams: Pursuing a future of battery-powered flight
24/07/2017
Today’s announcement by Business Secretary Greg Clark, of a new £45m challenge to establish a centre for battery research in the UK, is seeking to…
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…