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==Activities==
 
==Activities==
[[File:EconomistsforFreeTrade.png|right|thumb|360px|Screengrab from Economists for Free Trade's upbeat website]]Economists for Free Trade has been established to promote the case for a hard Brexit. The group has presented its views in the British media – principly that leaving the EU will have a positive impact the UK economy – providing a counter-narrative to most economists who think that the opposite will be true.  
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[[File:EconomistsforFreeTrade.png|right|thumb|360px|Screengrab from Economists for Free Trade's upbeat website]]Economists for Free Trade has been established to promote the case for a hard Brexit. The group has presented its views in the British media – principally that leaving the EU will have a positive impact upon the UK economy – providing a counter-narrative to most economists who think that the opposite will be true.  
  
In November 2017, for example, the group launched its ‘Budget for Brexit’ report, which says that 'quitting the EU will reinvigorate the British economy, creating a flood of extra revenue for the Exchequer that can be used to cut taxes, boost state spending and slash the national debt'.<ref>[https://www.economistsforfreetrade.com/News/brexit-to-bring-65-billion-budget-bonanza-of-tax-cuts-and-spending-rises/  
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In November 2017, for example, the group launched its ‘Budget for Brexit’ report, which says that 'quitting the EU will reinvigorate the British economy, creating a flood of extra revenue for the Exchequer that can be used to cut taxes, boost state spending and slash the national debt'.<ref>[https://www.economistsforfreetrade.com/News/brexit-to-bring-65-billion-budget-bonanza-of-tax-cuts-and-spending-rises/ Brexit to bring £65 billion Budget bonanza of tax cuts and spending rises], EEF website, 12 Nov 2017</ref>
Brexit to bring £65 billion Budget bonanza of tax cuts and spending rises], EEF website, 12 Nov 2017</ref>
 
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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*[[John Greenwood]], Chief Economist at [[Invesco]]; member of the [[Mont Pelerin Society]]
 
*[[John Greenwood]], Chief Economist at [[Invesco]]; member of the [[Mont Pelerin Society]]
 
*[[Liam Halligan]],  Economist, broadcaster and columnist at the [[Sunday Telegraph]]
 
*[[Liam Halligan]],  Economist, broadcaster and columnist at the [[Sunday Telegraph]]
*[[Martin Howe]] QC, Leading expert on EU constitution and Barrister at 8 New Square specialising in Intellectual Property and EU law
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*[[Martin Howe]] QC, chair of Brexit campaign group [[Lawyers for Britain]]; expert on EU constitution and Barrister at 8 New Square specialising in Intellectual Property and EU law
 
*[[Warwick Lightfoot]], Director of Economics and Social Policy at free market think tank, [[Policy Exchange]]; ex-Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1989 and 1992
 
*[[Warwick Lightfoot]], Director of Economics and Social Policy at free market think tank, [[Policy Exchange]]; ex-Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1989 and 1992
 
*Professor [[Graeme Leach]], CEO & Chief Economist of [[Macronomics]], a macroeconomic, geopolitical and future megatrends consultancy
 
*Professor [[Graeme Leach]], CEO & Chief Economist of [[Macronomics]], a macroeconomic, geopolitical and future megatrends consultancy
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*Professor [[David Paton]], Professor of Industrial Economics at Nottingham University
 
*Professor [[David Paton]], Professor of Industrial Economics at Nottingham University
 
*Professor [[Vudayagi Balasubramanyam]], Professor of Development Economics at [[Lancaster University]]
 
*Professor [[Vudayagi Balasubramanyam]], Professor of Development Economics at [[Lancaster University]]
*Dr [[John Whittaker]],  Former MEP and Senior Teaching Fellow at [[Lancaster University]]
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*Dr [[John Whittaker]],  Former [[UKIP]] MEP and [[UKIP]] chair; and Senior Teaching Fellow at [[Lancaster University]]
  
 
===Advisors===
 
===Advisors===
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*[[David Ord]], Co-Owner of [[Bristol Ports]], Vice Chair [[Open Europe]]
 
*[[David Ord]], Co-Owner of [[Bristol Ports]], Vice Chair [[Open Europe]]
 
*[[Owen Paterson]], MP, Former Secretary of State Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs & former Secretary of State Northern Ireland
 
*[[Owen Paterson]], MP, Former Secretary of State Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs & former Secretary of State Northern Ireland
*[[Barnabas Reynolds]], Partner at [[Shearman & Sterling]] LLP, Head of Global Financial Institutions Advisory Practice; Reynolds spoke at the Brexit-promoting [[Prosperity UK]] conference in April 2017 in London, including in a session on 'Opportunities from Deregulation' with [[Matt Ridley]] and [[James Sproule]] of the [[Legatum Institute]].  
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*[[Barnabus Reynolds]] (Barney), Partner at [[Shearman & Sterling]] LLP, Head of Global Financial Institutions Advisory Practice; Reynolds spoke at the Brexit-promoting [[Prosperity UK]] conference in April 2017 in London, including in a session on 'Opportunities from Deregulation' with [[Matt Ridley]] and [[James Sproule]] of the [[Legatum Institute]].  
 
*[[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] MP,  Member Treasury Select Committee, Director of [[Somerset Capital]]
 
*[[Jacob Rees-Mogg]] MP,  Member Treasury Select Committee, Director of [[Somerset Capital]]
 
*[[Matt Ridley]], Science and Technology Committee (House of Lords), Columnist [[The Times]]
 
*[[Matt Ridley]], Science and Technology Committee (House of Lords), Columnist [[The Times]]

Latest revision as of 14:45, 2 February 2018

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Economists for Free Trade (formerly Economists for Brexit) is a lobby group pushing for a hard Brexit after the June 2016 decision by the UK to leave the EU.

Activities

Screengrab from Economists for Free Trade's upbeat website

Economists for Free Trade has been established to promote the case for a hard Brexit. The group has presented its views in the British media – principally that leaving the EU will have a positive impact upon the UK economy – providing a counter-narrative to most economists who think that the opposite will be true.

In November 2017, for example, the group launched its ‘Budget for Brexit’ report, which says that 'quitting the EU will reinvigorate the British economy, creating a flood of extra revenue for the Exchequer that can be used to cut taxes, boost state spending and slash the national debt'.[1]

People

The EFT 'Team' (as of Nov 2017). There are no women in the 17-strong team.

Advisors

Advisors to EFT (as of Nov 2017). There are no women among the 11-man advisory board of the EFF.

Contact

PR agency

Notes

  1. Brexit to bring £65 billion Budget bonanza of tax cuts and spending rises, EEF website, 12 Nov 2017
  2. Lawson's Climate Denial Donor Boasts of Shale Gas Investment, DeSmogUK, 30 Sept 2014
  3. Wonks unite, City AM, 13 July 2017
  4. [https://www.economistsforfreetrade.com/News/brexit-to-bring-65-billion-budget-bonanza-of-tax-cuts-and-spending-rises/ Brexit to bring £65 billion Budget bonanza of tax cuts and spending rises], EEF website, 12 Nov 2017