The UK's deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.8 billion in March 2016, a narrowing of £0.5 billion from February 2016, says Office for National Statistics. Liikely to get much worse very quickly if we're trying to sell through EU tariff barriers on LEAVing
Richard Wilson among those backing cross-party bill supporting corporation, as criticism of John Whittingdale's white paper rises among MPs A cross-party group of peers leading a campaign to halt controversial government cuts to the BBC and backed by Richard Wilson, Ross Kemp, and June Sarpong has said it will take to the streets in protest if its concerns are not met.
Brexiteers are trashing the Prime Minister's statesmanlike intervention on Monday and endorsers such as Gen Mike Jackson and 13 former US secretaries of state and 5 NATO secretary-generals . In letters to The Times and the Telegraph, they say that Britain's "place and influence in the world would be diminished and Europe would be dangerously weakened" after Brexit.
Ireland's politicians fear their border towns could become the "new Calais" if Britain votes to leave the EU, as migrants could use Ireland as a back door into the UK, Irish EU commissioner Phil Hogan warned Monday. He added it could lead to a "fortress Northern Ireland and fortress Britain", reports EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/tickers/133383 BREXIT COULD PUT SCOTCH WHISKY EXPORTS ON THE ROCKS: British Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Elizabeth Truss warned that Scotch whisky could suffer if the U.K. leaves the EU, after meeting industry leaders yesterday, reports Politico Morning Agri and Food. The industry depends heavily on foreign trade - 90 percent of the country's whisky is exported: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid= cm-IX8Q2wW5hGqjQAhWtfmXg2&fid=flinbox If UK nationals vote to leave the EU, there would be little effect on the country's European cooperation on space activities. But British companies may lose business opportunities, reports EUobserver: https://dub12
Cllr Douglas McCall has been re-elected Lib Dem Group Leader.
