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Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Thursday, 12 November, 2020

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in the New Statesman article "The Freeport Con", which looks at the setting up of freeports as a post-Brexit trade policy. The UK government is championing these free economic zones, but experts are not convinced they will work.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 9 August, 2019

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in The Economist article "What free ports can and can't achieve", regarding the government's new policy to create free ports or free trade zones.

Economics News | Published on Monday, 5 August, 2019

The first new Freeports will be established after we leave the EU, to turbocharge growth and ensure towns and cities across the UK benefit from Brexit trade opportunities.

CNN

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Monday, 8 April, 2019

Post-Brexit, could the creation of a free port rescue Teesside's steel community? Dr. Meredith Crowley discussed her views on the plan in an interview with CNN TV. You can read the text article on the CNN Business site.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 25 January, 2019

Dr. Meredith Crowley was quoted in The Economist article "Teesside bids to become Britain's first free port", discussing the feasbility of a free port in Teesside.

Media Mentions & Appearances | Published on Friday, 30 November, 2018

Dr. Meredith Crowley discusses 'freeports' and the role they might play in a post-Brexit manufacturing boom on BBC Radio 4's In Business Programme (starts at 1m 47s).