Foreign Affairs

The Never-Ending Brexit

It feels strange to have arrived at only the first anniversary of something that has dominated life in the United Kingdom for half a decade. For the British who wanted to leave the European Union, the ...
Reuters

Brexit not a factor in U.S.-UK trade deal delay, U.S. official says

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. administration official on Thursday said the country's failure to remove tariffs on UK steel and aluminum has no connection to concerns about post-Brexit trade ...
Forbes

Brexit Hits U.K. Universities As E.U. Students Look Elsewhere

U.K. universities are reaping a reverse “Brexit dividend” with a sharp drop in the number of applications from E.U. students. The news leaves higher education in the U.K. bracing itself for a ...
The Economist

After covid-19, Brexit’s impact on the British economy will be clearer

DISENTANGLING THE economic impact of Brexit from that of the covid-19 pandemic is not straightforward. Britain’s final exit from its transitional membership of the European Single Market and Customs ...
Bloomberg L.P.

U.K. Logistics Industry Battles Shortages of Truckers, Forklift Drivers

Covid-19 and Brexit have created a “perfect storm” of unemployment and skills shortages that are roiling supply chains across the U.K., with substantial declines in truckers and forklift drivers that ...
CNBC

Brits are starting to think again about Brexit as the economy slides into recession

The main opposition Labour party on Tuesday ruled out a return to the EU's single market or customs union if it wins the next general election. The OECD forecast on Tuesday that only Russia would ...
CNN

Brexit has cracked Britain’s economic foundations

It’s been two years since former Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed his Brexit trade deal and triumphantly declared that Britain would be “prosperous, dynamic and contented” after completing its exit ...
Courthouse News Service

Brexit didn’t cut old ties, EU adviser says in UK equality case

The Union Flag and European Union flags flap in the wind at EU headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File) (CN) — Five years on from Brexit, Europe’s top court is still ...
The Washington Post

Northern Ireland’s borders are stirring up trouble again

Once again, Northern Ireland’s border is causing strife between the United Kingdom and the European Union. This time, however, it is not just Northern Ireland’s century-old political border with the ...
Business Insider

The UK Government admitted it has no way to measure if Brexit is a success. Critics say it is a smokescreen for its failure.

The UK Government proposed no measurable way to assess the success of Brexit, according to documents seen by Insider. While other priority policies were given specific targets to meet, that could be ...
Bloomberg L.P.

UK Loses EU Nationals in a Year of Brexit and Pandemic Shocks

The UK recorded a loss of European Union nationals in the year through June 2021, reflecting the combined impact of Brexit and the coronanvirus pandemic. The number of EU citizens who left the country ...