‘Global Britain’ fantasy dashed in face of logic and geography

The 60 trade deals negotiated by Britain since Brexit are really roll-overs of old deals from its time in the EU. Now, Johnson is talking about joining with the US, Mexico and Canada, a trade bloc that doesn’t want him

‘Any lingering British hopes for a trade deal with America were definitively dashed last week when Boris Johnson raced from New York to Washington DC for a whirlwind 24-hour trip to the capital’

The British government regularly points to the 60 trade deals it has signed since leaving the EU as evidence of the positive impact of Brexit on British trade. The narrative suggests that Britain is embarking on a bright new era of global trade now that it has been unshackled from the burdensome European Union.

What is omitted from this story is any evidence whatsoever that Britain has increased the overall value of its international trade ...