Brexit
- www.theguardian.com Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns
Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses say
downvoters I assume are people who still think brexit was a good idea
- www.independent.co.uk Brexit should have needed 60% vote in favour, says Tory Brexiteer minister
Leaving EU should have needed 60% support, says ex-minister Steve Baker in devastating admission – ‘It’s a big thing for me to say’
- www.cityam.com Bankers' bonus cap to go in bid to boost City's competitiveness
Regulators have confirmed plans to scrap the cap on bankers' bonuses with the new policy going live at the end of this month.
- www.reuters.com Britain, EU discuss risks, reforms, in inaugural financial services meeting
Officials from Britain's finance ministry and the European Commission have discussed geopolitical risks and the vulnerabilities of non-bank financial firms, in the first official forum between the two sides on finance since Brexit.
- www.independent.co.uk Brexit means UK can be global leader on AI, says Facebook co-founder
‘I’m glad the UK can go its own way’, says Dustin Moskovitz
- uk.news.yahoo.com All jobs saved as Scottish crab and lobster supplier hit by Brexit rescued
It is described as one of the UK’s leading suppliers of crabs, lobster and fresh seafood.
- inews.co.uk UK and EU move step closer to deal to avoid damaging post-Brexit tariffs on electric cars
Brussels is understood to have softened over delaying rules that could make British and European EVs more expensive
- inews.co.uk 'I regularly travel in Europe and it's shown me how right Brexit was'
Simon Newell, a 56-year-old from Brighton, said his holidays have shown him the importance of local government
By Silvia Marchetti
ROME – A die-hard Brexiter who regularly travels to countries across Europe says his trips have strengthened his belief that the UK was right to leave the European Union.
Simon Newell, a 56-year-old policy and partnership consultant from Brighton, said his holidays have shown him the stark differences that exist within any single country and the need for local governments that are close to the people.
“We can’t have blanket rules,” he told i, adding that he believes the EU has proven unable to cope with different territorial challenges within member states.
Blanket rules for EU countries on issues like migration were “farcical”, he claimed, as Munich faces different challenges compared to Rome or Paris, for instance.
“I voted Leave because I believe the European institutions are not representative of the British people and their needs, they’re too distant, government and policies should be as local as possible,” said Mr Newell, who frequently visits Sicily and other parts of Italy.
“I do think that some countries, France, Germany, have fared fairly well through the EU, and others – Greece, possibly Italy – have fared less well.”
While several expats and Britons with second homes abroad have spoken to i about how Brexit has made their lives more difficult, Mr Newell called for patience.
“I think you need to wait at least a generation, 10 years or so, to see the real impact of Brexit before any big decision regarding another vote is taken,” he said.
He added that the UK’s economic downturn may not be solely due to Covid-19 and poor political decisions, but could also be a side effect of Britain’s previous EU membership. “It is difficult to judge how much of what is going on is due to Brexit or Covid policies,” he said.
While he believes that the EU has generally made a positive contribution as a trading bloc, he says its governance has been “less positive” and contributed to “a sense of distant decision-making, taking democratic function further away from communities”.
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Andrew Bailey interview with brexit commentary
Relevant bit:
>If you go back to the period after the referendum, there were pretty dire predictions about the consequences of Brexit for the financial services world, for the City of London. And I think so far, those effects have been smaller. Now, that’s not to say that I trivialise them, discount them, and ignore them. Actually, quite the opposite. I’ve said right from the— actually, I remember saying the week after the referendum, you know, “this means we will have to work even harder to make sure we don’t become isolationist.”
>But I think it has actually created opportunities. I think we have protected, and in a sense ensured, that much of the market and much of the industry remains here. And that’s been important. It’s been very important.
>Barber: So, it’s not a slow puncture?
>Bailey: I don’t think it is, no. I don’t think it is. But I think we have to keep working at it very hard. I mean, it’s been a very hard, very large amount of work, but it was necessary. And again, my point is I don’t take a position on Brexit. We had to respond. You know, we had to do what we had to do at that point, and that’s our job.
- www.reuters.com UK to ease finance sector rules to boost investment post-Brexit
Britain set out plans on Thursday to ease key banking and insurance rules in the latest attempt to boost its vital financial sector following the country's departure from the European Union.
- www.reuters.com Fact Check: Old anti-Brexit photos do not show September 2023 pro-EU march in London
Images from past anti-Brexit marches showing people waving European Union (EU) flags are being miscaptioned online as scenes from the National Rejoin March, a pro-EU demonstration calling for the United Kingdom (UK) to rejoin the bloc, held in London on Sept. 24, 2023.
- news.sky.com Brexit: 'We don't want to diverge' from EU, says Sir Keir Starmer
The Labour leader has signalled he plans a more dove-ish approach to Europe should he win the keys to Downing Street. But this new footage shows Sir Keir Starmer is prepared to go further than perhaps previously thought.
- www.nature.com The UK’s post-Brexit EU science deal: a graphical guide
Nature explores the United Kingdom and European Union’s research agreements, brokered through seven years of rollercoaster negotiations.
- www.cityam.com UK ahead of EU as bloc likely to 'slip into recession'
The UK grew ever so slightly faster than the EU in the second quarter as falling exports brought growth in the bloc to a near standstill.
- www.cityam.com 'Bespoke' Brexit deal signed off as UK to rejoin EU's £85bn Horizon science scheme
The UK is to return to the European Union’s £85 billion Horizon science research programme following months of negotiations.
- www.cityam.com Why Mercedes boss thinks there's "no logic" behind post-Brexit car tariffs - CityAM
The boss of Mercedez-Benz has said the electric vehicle and battery industry is not mature enough
- www.bbc.co.uk Will post-Brexit food checks ever happen?
The UK government this week delayed changes to arrangements for EU food imports for the fifth time.
- www.independent.ie British exports to Ireland have nearly doubled since 2016 Brexit vote
Ireland was the UK’s fourth-biggest export market last year, ahead of France, China and even India, the largest economy in the Commonwealth.
- dieterhelm.co.uk British Agricultural Policy after BREXIT - Dieter Helm
Natural Capital Network – Paper 5 BREXIT will be played out in negotiations across a large range of policies. Amongst these, agriculture stands out. In terms of spending, the EU is mainly the Common Agricultural Policy. In the mid 1980s, it accounted for 70% of EU spending, and it has remained so, s...
- www.theguardian.com Why the panic over rising immigration? The post-Brexit system is working | Jonathan Portes
Wages remain a problem, but rising numbers of skilled non-EU workers appear to be helping the NHS, social care, and indeed the overall UK economy, says Jonathan Portes of King’s College London
- theconversation.com The EU is making overtures for a post-Brexit defence collaboration with the UK – but London isn't listening
The reality is that cooperation has deepened, but one side seems reluctant to acknowledge that with a formal deal.
- www.investmentmonitor.ai Deal focus: What do the Renault-Geely and Tata deals tell us about a post-Brexit UK?
Tata and Renault-Geely have announced huge deals for the UK. Is this a vote of confidence for Brexit Britain?
- www.bbc.co.uk Jaguar Land Rover-owner to build UK battery factory in Somerset
Jaguar Land Rover-owner, Tata, is going ahead with plans for a multi-billion-pound factory in Somerset.
- www.businessleader.co.uk What is Lexit? - Business Leader News
The world of social media has been awash with aggressive societal and political beliefs on both sides of any given argument – and as such, it has become the go-to […]
- www.theweek.co.uk What is Lexit? | The Week UK
Left-wing Brexiteers want to leave the EU on their terms
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agriculture after brexit
academic.oup.com Agriculture after BrexitAbstract:. Brexit repatriates agriculture policy and subsidies after over 40 years of determination by the European Commission. The paper starts by describing t
