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The EFT 'Team' (as of Nov 2017). There are no women in the 17-strong team.
 
The EFT 'Team' (as of Nov 2017). There are no women in the 17-strong team.
 
*Professor [[Patrick Minford]], Chair, [[Economists for Free Trade]], Professor of Economics at Cardiff University, formerly Director and Founder of Liverpool Research Group
 
*Professor [[Patrick Minford]], Chair, [[Economists for Free Trade]], Professor of Economics at Cardiff University, formerly Director and Founder of Liverpool Research Group
*[[Edgar Miller]] Convener, [[Economists for Free Trade]], Managing Director, [[Palladian]] Ltd and visiting fellow at [[Cass Business School]]. Miller, a Texan-born venture capitalist, has also been named as an early donor, fundraiser, and founder of the climate-skeptic [[Global Warming Policy Foundation]].
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*[[Edgar Miller]] Convener, [[Economists for Free Trade]], Managing Director, [[Palladian]] Ltd and visiting fellow at [[Cass Business School]]. Miller, a Texan-born venture capitalist, has also been named as an early donor, fundraiser, and founder of the climate-skeptic [[Global Warming Policy Foundation]].<ref>[https://www.desmog.uk/2014/09/30/lawson-climate-denial-backer-boasts-shale-gas-investment Lawson's Climate Denial Donor Boasts of Shale Gas Investment], DeSmogUK, 30 Sept 2014</ref>
 
*Professor [[David Blake]], Professor of Economics, [[Cass Business School]] and Director of the [[Pensions Institute]]
 
*Professor [[David Blake]], Professor of Economics, [[Cass Business School]] and Director of the [[Pensions Institute]]
 
*[[Roger Bootle]], Chairman of [[Capital Economics]], [[Vote Leave]] donor and Special Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee
 
*[[Roger Bootle]], Chairman of [[Capital Economics]], [[Vote Leave]] donor and Special Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee

Revision as of 20:12, 14 November 2017

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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 – 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.

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. [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
  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