{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/trade-row-in-northern-ireland/","result":{"data":{"ghostPost":{"id":"Ghost__Post__601bb7d6f9280c00390f5373","title":"Trade row in Northern Ireland","slug":"trade-row-in-northern-ireland","featured":false,"feature_image":"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/02/minute-376.png","excerpt":"The UK and EU are in a fresh round of trade talks, after tension over post-Brexit checks at Northern Irish ports.","custom_excerpt":"The UK and EU are in a fresh round of trade talks, after tension over post-Brexit checks at Northern Irish ports.","created_at_pretty":"04 February, 2021","published_at_pretty":"04 February, 2021","updated_at_pretty":"04 February, 2021","created_at":"2021-02-04T09:01:10.000+00:00","published_at":"2021-02-04T09:19:02.000+00:00","updated_at":"2021-02-04T09:33:24.000+00:00","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"og_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_title":null,"authors":[{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null}],"primary_author":{"name":"Annie Mellor","slug":"annie","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null},"primary_tag":null,"tags":[{"name":"#blog","slug":"hash-blog","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"#feed","slug":"hash-feed","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"multiply-minute","slug":"multiply-minute","description":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary","feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"public"}],"plaintext":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need.\n\nTrouble at the ports\nThe UK and EU are in a fresh round of trade talks, after tension over\npost-Brexit checks [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55923233] at Northern\nIrish ports. Goods entering Northern Ireland from mainland Britain have to be\nchecked on entry, because Northern Ireland is still in the EU single market.\nThat’s led to delays - and now threats against the staff carrying out the\nchecks. It’s those threats that have prompted the talks between officials.\n\nCheaper homes near stations\nPrice tags on London homes near a tube station have dropped\n[https://www.cityam.com/london-house-prices-drop-near-tube-stations-as-buyers-shuffle-priorities/]\n, as buyers rethink the importance of a snappy commute. The shift to remote\nworking during the pandemic has meant 38% of London homebuyers no longer think\nit’s important to live near the tube, according to an estate agent. The result?\nA 2% drop in house prices near stations.\n\nWe’re Amazon’s favourite\nThe UK is Amazon’s hottest market right now, with 2020 sales growth here \noutstripping any other region\n[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2021/02/03/amazon-gears-fight-life-uk-sales-jump-50pc/]\n*. Last year, we spent a total of £19.3 billion on Amazon - that’s £290 for\nevery man, woman, and child. The spending spree saw the company’s revenues soar\nby 51% in the UK.\n\nCharging to get into gear?\nOil companies should install chargers for electric cars\n[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/04/make-oil-firms-install-electric-car-chargers-in-petrol-stations-says-thinktank] \nin all of their petrol stations by 2023, according to think tank Bright Blue.\nBetter coverage of charging stations across the network would help to speed up\nthe rollout of electric cars. The report also calls for higher grants to\nencourage people to buy the more expensive battery-powered cars.","html":"<p>The 1-minute read to get the money news you need.</p><h3 id=\"trouble-at-the-ports\">Trouble at the ports</h3><p>The UK and EU are in a fresh round of trade talks, after <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55923233\">tension over post-Brexit checks</a> at Northern Irish ports. Goods entering Northern Ireland from mainland Britain have to be checked on entry, because Northern Ireland is still in the EU single market. That’s led to delays - and now threats against the staff carrying out the checks. It’s those threats that have prompted the talks between officials.</p><h3 id=\"cheaper-homes-near-stations\">Cheaper homes near stations</h3><p>Price tags on London homes near a tube station <a href=\"https://www.cityam.com/london-house-prices-drop-near-tube-stations-as-buyers-shuffle-priorities/\">have dropped</a>, as buyers rethink the importance of a snappy commute. The shift to remote working during the pandemic has meant 38% of London homebuyers no longer think it’s important to live near the tube, according to an estate agent. The result? A 2% drop in house prices near stations.</p><figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img src=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/02/image-3.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1102\" srcset=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w600/2021/02/image-3.png 600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1000/2021/02/image-3.png 1000w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2021/02/image-3.png 1600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w2400/2021/02/image-3.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"></figure><h3 id=\"we-re-amazon-s-favourite\">We’re Amazon’s favourite</h3><p>The UK is Amazon’s hottest market right now, with 2020 sales growth here <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2021/02/03/amazon-gears-fight-life-uk-sales-jump-50pc/\">outstripping any other region</a>*. Last year, we spent a total of £19.3 billion on Amazon - that’s £290 for every man, woman, and child. The spending spree saw the company’s revenues soar by 51% in the UK.</p><h3 id=\"charging-to-get-into-gear\">Charging to get into gear?</h3><p>Oil companies should <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/04/make-oil-firms-install-electric-car-chargers-in-petrol-stations-says-thinktank\">install chargers for electric cars</a> in all of their petrol stations by 2023, according to think tank Bright Blue. Better coverage of charging stations across the network would help to speed up the rollout of electric cars. The report also calls for higher grants to encourage people to buy the more expensive battery-powered cars.</p>","url":"https://multiply.ghost.io/trade-row-in-northern-ireland/","uuid":"ca9ef807-c33f-4703-990d-5abd662d9b57","page":null,"codeinjection_foot":null,"codeinjection_head":null,"codeinjection_styles":null,"comment_id":"601bb7d6f9280c00390f5373"}},"pageContext":{"slug":"trade-row-in-northern-ireland"}},"staticQueryHashes":["176528973","2358152166","2561578252","2731221146","4145280475"]}