By Sally Tomlinson and Danny Dorling ‘Imperial nostalgia is not only a feeling but a catalyst. It takes social discontent and transforms it into a dangerous form of political tribalism’ (1) ‘Nescire autem quid ante quam natus sis acciderit id est semper esse puerum’ (To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is […]
By Arantza Gomez Arana, Birmingham City University, UK. Introduction Gibraltar provided the first outcome of the Brexit referendum with 96% voting against it in June 2016. This outcome, together with the impact of the exit of the UK from the European Union, recently brought the attention of the British media to this part of the […]
By Salvatore Perri, University of Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy. One of the most important arguments used by the Leave Campaign during the electoral campaign for Brexit was related to a negative vision of migration in the UK. A total closure of borders to Europeans and extra EU workers will have quantitative and qualitative effects on […]
By Christopher Huggins, University of Suffolk Introduction In June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU) by a slight 52 per cent majority. This result, together with the ongoing negotiations on nature of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU since, have brought significant uncertainty to many aspects of UK politics. […]
By David Hearne and Alex de Ruyter, Centre for Brexit Studies, UK Leaving the European Union (EU) has the potential to trigger a paradigm shift in British agricultural policy and food standards and this will have repercussions for the rest of the EU. As those who attended this year’s annual conference in Santiago de Compostela […]
By Marlen Komorowski, Cardiff University, UK. The UK referendum in June 2016 surprised many and the main concern since then has been the uncertain outcomes of the Brexit negotiations. After three years, not much has changed about these uncertainties on a political level, but businesses and Europe’s cities have taken action, and much has happened […]
By David Bailey, Birmingham Business School, UK. Introduction Despite Parliament legislating to avoid a No Deal Brexit, Prime Minister Johnson has said he would rather ‘die in a ditch’ than write a letter asking for another extension to Article 50. Unsurprisingly, at the time of writing, there remains considerable uncertainty about when and how the […]
By Jason Deegan, University of Stavanger, Norway. Introduction There has been much talk of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on one of Britain’s largest trading partners, and the one who is most likely to suffer the disastrous consequences of a no-deal Brexit. However, whilst a no-deal Brexit presents particular challenges to a number of […]
