Geopolitics
Britain's Brexit Hangover: Begging at the Gates of Fortress Europe
Britain's Labour government is urgently seeking exemptions from the EU's 'Made in Europe' industrial policy to protect its £15 billion automotive exports, arguing that new restrictions would harm businesses deeply integrated with European supply chains. This desperate scramble for economic relevance from London exposes the enduring, self-inflicted wounds of Brexit, as a former imperial power now finds itself begging at the doors of the bloc it once sought to dominate.
