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Could Brexit break Britain's ceramics industry?

by Stephen Beard
Mar 12, 2019
Ceramics businesses in Stoke-on-Trent are fearful.
Earthenware from Stoke-on-Trent, the town where the British pottery business was born more than 300 years ago.
Courtesy of the British Ceramic Confederation
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As Britain plans to leave the EU, automakers plan to leave Britain

by Stephen Beard
Feb 21, 2019
Some foreign automakers are abandoning their U.K. operations, resulting in job losses and further uncertainty.
A car transporter loaded with Honda vehicles is driven in to the Honda manufacturing plant in Swindon, southwest England on February 19, 2019.
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As Brexit approaches, some Brits are stocking up

by Stephen Beard
Feb 15, 2019
Concerns over possible shortages have some Britons preparing for the worst.
Paolo Arrigo of Seeds of Italy Ltd says his sales have more than doubled since fears of a no-deal Brexit began to grow a month ago.
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British Prime Minister May wins no-confidence vote, but is still beset by Brexit

by Associated Press
Jan 16, 2019
The narrow victory comes a day after her European Union divorce deal was rejected.
British Prime Minister Theresa May in 2017 signs the official letter to the European Council invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom's intention to leave the EU.
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United Kingdom council hires its own "garbage queen"

by Stephen Beard
Dec 19, 2018
Brighton is getting creative with its waste disposal methods.
Cat Fletcher, Brighton's "Garbage Queen," stands outside of the Waste House, clad with carpet tiles.
Courtesy of Mimisse Beard
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London's financial industry watches but says little on Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Dec 10, 2018
The U.K.'s most profitable industry is cautious about airing its views on Brexit.
A Union Jack flag flutters in front of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, in London.
Jack Taylor/Marketplace
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Many in the U.K. are rethinking Brexit as deal moves forward

by Stephen Beard
Nov 26, 2018
Some businesses are among those wanting a second referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the EU.
A pedestrian shelters beneath a Union flag-themed umbrella near Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result of the U.K.'s EU referendum vote.
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Running a seafood business on the eve of Brexit

by Marketplace Staff
Nov 23, 2018
Brexit could make waves in the seafood industry. But for now, it's a waiting game.
Ronald Scordia, of Angelbond, posing with crawfish.
Courtesy of Angelbond
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Britain to major tech companies: You do business here, you pay taxes here

by Molly Wood
Nov 2, 2018
What a "digital services" tax means for Facebook and Google.
 Google's UK Headquarters on November 01, 2018 in London, England. 
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Striving to avoid a no-deal Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Aug 31, 2018
As Britain and the European Union negotiate on a Brexit deal, fears abound.
An EU flag and a Union flag held by a demonstrator is seen with Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) and the Houses of Parliament as marchers taking part in an anti-Brexit, pro-European Union march enter Parliament Square in central London on March 25, 2017.
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