Glastonbury for UK trade nerds... at the UKTPO annual conference
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Glastonbury for UK trade nerds... at the UKTPO annual conference
If you have an academic paper that you’d like to present at this year's UKTPO conference, you have 1 more week to send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
What to expect at the UKTPO Annual Conference
YouTube video by UKTPO
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September 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
If you have an academic paper that you’d like to present at this year's UKTPO conference, you have 1 more week to send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
DEADLINE: 5 October 2026
More info: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_o...
Might be reaching the "professional conference and roundtable attendee" stage, but still looking forward to being on a panel on "Reimagining Global Trade" at the UKTPO annual conference www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
The UKTPO Conference
The 8th Annual UKTPO Conference
Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges
When: 1 December 2025
www.uktpo.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Might be reaching the "professional conference and roundtable attendee" stage, but still looking forward to being on a panel on "Reimagining Global Trade" at the UKTPO annual conference www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
My version - start with our principles and understanding rather than thinking the UK is special and can have everything, which hasn't exactly worked since 2016. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
November 12, 2024 at 11:22 AM
My version - start with our principles and understanding rather than thinking the UK is special and can have everything, which hasn't exactly worked since 2016. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
How will the US election result affect UK trade? New blog by @davidheniguk.bsky.social. Read it in full here: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
November 8, 2024 at 12:18 PM
How will the US election result affect UK trade? New blog by @davidheniguk.bsky.social. Read it in full here: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
Chancellor is probably a devoted reader of @uktpo.org or perhaps just possibly had similar ideas about the approaching Trump storm on trade and how the UK could handle it. Because setting out a clear path in public as suggested is what just happened... blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
November 15, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Chancellor is probably a devoted reader of @uktpo.org or perhaps just possibly had similar ideas about the approaching Trump storm on trade and how the UK could handle it. Because setting out a clear path in public as suggested is what just happened... blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
🚨CALL FOR PAPERS: One week left to send us an academic paper that fits with the theme of the 8TH UKTPO Conference, Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges. Find out more: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
📽️ Our most recent conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFD...
#InternationalTrade
📽️ Our most recent conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFD...
#InternationalTrade
7th UKTPO Conference - February 2025
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September 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
🚨CALL FOR PAPERS: One week left to send us an academic paper that fits with the theme of the 8TH UKTPO Conference, Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges. Find out more: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
📽️ Our most recent conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFD...
#InternationalTrade
📽️ Our most recent conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFD...
#InternationalTrade
There is a paper here explaining the issue in some detail: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/files/...
December 2, 2024 at 8:38 PM
There is a paper here explaining the issue in some detail: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/files/...
Why Britain has so far dodged Donald Trump’s tariffs, and why it may continue to do so - This new @economist.com piece includes data from the UKTPO and @thecitp.bsky.social
👉 www.economist.com/britain/2025...
#UStariffs #UKTPO #InternationalTrade #Trump #tariffs
👉 www.economist.com/britain/2025...
#UStariffs #UKTPO #InternationalTrade #Trump #tariffs
Why Britain has so far dodged Donald Trump’s tariffs
And why it may continue to do so
www.economist.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Why Britain has so far dodged Donald Trump’s tariffs, and why it may continue to do so - This new @economist.com piece includes data from the UKTPO and @thecitp.bsky.social
👉 www.economist.com/britain/2025...
#UStariffs #UKTPO #InternationalTrade #Trump #tariffs
👉 www.economist.com/britain/2025...
#UStariffs #UKTPO #InternationalTrade #Trump #tariffs
We’re outraged when Trump imposes trade arrangements/tariffs without congressional approval.
& that’s just been ruled unconstitutional.
But the British PM, unlike US & EU counterparts, can use Royal Prerogative to sign huge trade deals without scrutiny by MPs 😳
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2020/0...
& that’s just been ruled unconstitutional.
But the British PM, unlike US & EU counterparts, can use Royal Prerogative to sign huge trade deals without scrutiny by MPs 😳
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2020/0...
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Trade Deals: How does the UK Measure Up? « UK Trade Policy ObservatoryUntitled Document
The UK Trade Policy Observatory offers a wide range of expertise and services to help support government departments, national
and international organisations and businesses to strategise and develop ...
blogs.sussex.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We’re outraged when Trump imposes trade arrangements/tariffs without congressional approval.
& that’s just been ruled unconstitutional.
But the British PM, unlike US & EU counterparts, can use Royal Prerogative to sign huge trade deals without scrutiny by MPs 😳
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2020/0...
& that’s just been ruled unconstitutional.
But the British PM, unlike US & EU counterparts, can use Royal Prerogative to sign huge trade deals without scrutiny by MPs 😳
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2020/0...
I'd like to think that it's down to @pmdfoster.bsky.social ’s deep digging on this with a little bit of help from us at UKTPO. NB they already can open new Customs Sites.But noone wants to invest in them.
turns out that when government announced 5 new Freeports last week it meant…
….there won’t be any new Freeports
instead five existing freeports will get official clearance to have custom sites within their boundaries
www.ft.com/content/437c...
….there won’t be any new Freeports
instead five existing freeports will get official clearance to have custom sites within their boundaries
www.ft.com/content/437c...
Rachel Reeves will not unveil new freeports in Budget, officials admit
One government figure says Downing Street announcement on Friday was ‘total cock-up with the comms’
www.ft.com
October 27, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I'd like to think that it's down to @pmdfoster.bsky.social ’s deep digging on this with a little bit of help from us at UKTPO. NB they already can open new Customs Sites.But noone wants to invest in them.
It was a pleasure to attend the Annual UKTPO Conference in London yesterday and present our early-stage work, “Impact of Digital Trade on UK Female Employment” (with Javier Lopez-Gonzalez & Dongzhe Zhang). Grateful for the comments that will help shape its development.
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
The UKTPO Conference
The 8th Annual UKTPO Conference
Reimagining Global Trade: New Rules, New Challenges
When: 1 December 2025
www.uktpo.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It was a pleasure to attend the Annual UKTPO Conference in London yesterday and present our early-stage work, “Impact of Digital Trade on UK Female Employment” (with Javier Lopez-Gonzalez & Dongzhe Zhang). Grateful for the comments that will help shape its development.
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference. If you have an academic paper that fits our theme, send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 Sept 2025.
More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
August 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We are now welcoming research papers to be presented at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference. If you have an academic paper that fits our theme, send us an extended abstract (200-500 words) and/or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 Sept 2025.
More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
More info here: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
& some other areas (eg in Pharma). But while UK *has to* accept EU CE marks, not even UK firms want UKCA certificates. So why would EU agree an MR on CA? Starmer has to come up with a big offer to the EU. I don't understand it all, but UKTPO blog on this coming out soon: errors our own.
April 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
& some other areas (eg in Pharma). But while UK *has to* accept EU CE marks, not even UK firms want UKCA certificates. So why would EU agree an MR on CA? Starmer has to come up with a big offer to the EU. I don't understand it all, but UKTPO blog on this coming out soon: errors our own.
Have read and pondered. It seems to me the UKTPO analysis suggests the answer isn't clear cut. See especially this extract:
December 3, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Have read and pondered. It seems to me the UKTPO analysis suggests the answer isn't clear cut. See especially this extract:
Thanks to the good folk of @uktpo.org my take on how the UK should respond to Trump on trade. Expect a series of trade conflicts, so be clear up front that our commitment is to global trade rules and our major flows, and don't see ourselves as brokers or special blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
How Trump affects UK Trade Policy « UK Trade Policy ObservatoryUntitled Document
The UK Trade Policy Observatory offers a wide range of expertise and services to help support government departments, national
and international organisations and businesses to strategise and develop ...
blogs.sussex.ac.uk
November 8, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Thanks to the good folk of @uktpo.org my take on how the UK should respond to Trump on trade. Expect a series of trade conflicts, so be clear up front that our commitment is to global trade rules and our major flows, and don't see ourselves as brokers or special blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
Interesting UKTPO brief on EU and common law developments on supply chain monitoring. All part of an international trend of traceability and assurance, but big question how that plays with others around resilience and growth. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
TRADE AND ILLEGAL LABOUR:A NEW PARADIGM « UK Trade Policy ObservatoryUntitled Document
The UK Trade Policy Observatory offers a wide range of expertise and services to help support government departments, national
and international organisations and businesses to strategise and develop ...
blogs.sussex.ac.uk
October 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Interesting UKTPO brief on EU and common law developments on supply chain monitoring. All part of an international trend of traceability and assurance, but big question how that plays with others around resilience and growth. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
No expert, but doesn't seem to be factually accurate. Brexit DID make exporting more difficult by introducing ROO on UK exports to EU.
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
No expert, but doesn't seem to be factually accurate. Brexit DID make exporting more difficult by introducing ROO on UK exports to EU.
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
Notably on EV, so much so UK lobbied to have the implementation date shifted to 2027.
blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/public...
NB I don't think most UK media reports cover Trump and trade very well, and differ to what specialists are discussing in which frankly the UK is not a priority for tariffs. My version here, others from the usual suspects are available. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
How Trump affects UK Trade Policy « UK Trade Policy ObservatoryUntitled Document
The UK Trade Policy Observatory offers a wide range of expertise and services to help support government departments, national
and international organisations and businesses to strategise and develop ...
blogs.sussex.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 7:45 AM
NB I don't think most UK media reports cover Trump and trade very well, and differ to what specialists are discussing in which frankly the UK is not a priority for tariffs. My version here, others from the usual suspects are available. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/uktpo/2024/1...
New podcast! Is a level playing field a luxury that we can no longer afford in these days of geopolitical contention? Listen to the discussion with @weforum.org @pholmes8.bsky.social @uktpo.org @sussex.ac.uk @chrishorseman.bsky.social @borderlex.net soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
New podcast! Is a level playing field a luxury that we can no longer afford in these days of geopolitical contention? Listen to the discussion with @weforum.org @pholmes8.bsky.social @uktpo.org @sussex.ac.uk @chrishorseman.bsky.social @borderlex.net soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...
UKTPO Co-Director Emily Lydgate calls for a shift in how we think about trade and climate, emphasising the need to "move away from the siloed approach and think about putting these issues together."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byyn...
#InternationalTrade #ClimateChange #sustainability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byyn...
#InternationalTrade #ClimateChange #sustainability
Integrating Trade Policy into Climate Action
YouTube video by UKTPO
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February 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
UKTPO Co-Director Emily Lydgate calls for a shift in how we think about trade and climate, emphasising the need to "move away from the siloed approach and think about putting these issues together."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byyn...
#InternationalTrade #ClimateChange #sustainability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byyn...
#InternationalTrade #ClimateChange #sustainability
Call for papers!
Do you have a research paper on international trade policy? Share your work at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference.
Send an abstract or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 September 2025.
Conference details 👉 www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
Do you have a research paper on international trade policy? Share your work at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference.
Send an abstract or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 September 2025.
Conference details 👉 www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
August 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Call for papers!
Do you have a research paper on international trade policy? Share your work at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference.
Send an abstract or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 September 2025.
Conference details 👉 www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
Do you have a research paper on international trade policy? Share your work at the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference.
Send an abstract or the full paper to uktpo@sussex.ac.uk by 19 September 2025.
Conference details 👉 www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...
Very sad that Jim Rollo, economist and Europeanist, has died. He was a kind and insightful man. www.uktpo.org/2025/09/26/i...
In memory: Jim Rollo
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death, after a long illness, on 25th September of our dear friend and colleague Professor Jim Rollo, a hugely distinguished expert on international economics and European Studies.
He was a founder member of the UKTPO and its first Deputy Director in 2016.
He joined Sussex University in 1999 after
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September 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Very sad that Jim Rollo, economist and Europeanist, has died. He was a kind and insightful man. www.uktpo.org/2025/09/26/i...
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 8th UKTPO Conference. The day was filled with engaging research presentations and discussions, highlighting the need to understand the current state of flux in international trade and trade policy, and how this impacts a multitude of sectors.
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 8th UKTPO Conference. The day was filled with engaging research presentations and discussions, highlighting the need to understand the current state of flux in international trade and trade policy, and how this impacts a multitude of sectors.
Huge thanks to @uktpo.org at the University of Sussex for co-hosting the recent webinar on the state of the UK-EU Reset.
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
What are the hopes for the UK-EU Reset?
YouTube video by UKTPO
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March 21, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Huge thanks to @uktpo.org at the University of Sussex for co-hosting the recent webinar on the state of the UK-EU Reset.
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...
Click below to view a recording.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpzm...