Authors:

  • Edward Balls

Additional authors

Nyasha Weinberg, Jessica Redmond, Sechi Kailasa, Tommaso Cariati
 

Abstract

This paper, the latest in the ‘Brexit’ series considers the challenges and opportunities that the government faces in turning ‘Global Britain’ from a political slogan to an economic policy reality. With the UK at a post-Brexit crossroads, it will now be forced to confront hard choices about its strategic direction. That direction is not only determined by trade, and the UK position on global rules of the game, but also includes migration policy and industrial strategy or the “levelling-up” agenda. These elements must weave into a cohesive Global Britain narrative that works for both domestic and international audiences.

Citations

Balls, Ed, Nyasha Weinberg, Jessica Redmond, Sechi Kailasa, and Tommaso Cariati. 2021. Finding 'Global Britain': political slogan to hard economic policy choices. M-RCBG Associate Working Paper No. 160. Cambridge, MA: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government, Harvard Kennedy School. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/Global%20Britain%20-%20vFinal-%2013th%20Mar%209.00GMT.pdf.