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Brexit was supposed to bring freedom and opportunity—but for British businesses, it brought red tape, rising costs, and lost markets.

In this video, we explore how Brexit destroyed decades of economic progress, focusing on the devastating impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), trade, and supply chains.

Through real data, expert analysis, and business owner testimonies, we uncover why many believe Brexit was a gamble the UK couldn’t afford—and what the future might hold.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28399267

Brexit promised the UK a golden era of global trade deals. But five years later, where are they? In this video, we break down the trade agreements Britain secured post-Brexit—what worked, what flopped, and why the U.S. deal remains elusive. From the CPTPP to failed talks with India and Canada, we explore how the UK’s biggest economic gamble turned into a global balancing act. Was it worth it?

cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/42540

British firms will be able to access an EU defence fund after negotiators prepared to make concessions on fishing

https://archive.is/2025.04.20-215738/https://www.ft.com/content/0d2d6a44-d3b3-4700-a3b1-4a12f02b5d88

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Top minds are leaving Britain for Spain amid concerns over the effects of Brexit and the cost of living crisis in the UK.

Almost a third, or 32.8 per cent, of the 58 top researchers who won places on Spain’s ATRAE (Attract) scheme had been working in the UK.

Britain lost the largest number of scientists to Spain, according to the countries whose scientists applied for posts on the ATRAE scheme. Almost all of those who left the UK were foreign scientists based in Britain.

Designed to attract the top brains from around the world, the programme offers scientists €1m (£868,500) each to set up a team and carry out research at academic institutions in Spain.

Last week the Spanish government approved the last round for this year’s €45m (£39m) scheme for leading scientists in their fields.

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If you are interested in this text, you might save not only the link, but the PDF as well - apparently there are ongoing efforts to de-publish it completely. (What again was the word we were using for this in USSR times?)

And if you are interested on many more details how "social media" and most smartphone software employs a neverending stream of "brain hacks" to capture our attention by addictive design, amplifying the campaigns of Cambridge Analytica and people behind it like Bannon or Mercer, this is a book you should look into:

"Free Your Mind from Smartphone and Social Media Stress", by Imran Rashid and Søten Kenner, Johm Wiley & Sons, ISBN (print) 978-3-527-51002-3, (epub) 978-3-527-82886-9.

• title sounds like a self-help book but I think it is immensely political.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27510367

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26790279

British prime minister wants a new defence accord as part of a ‘reset’ relationship

https://archive.is/AjJ9W

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/17761066

https://archive.is/xpale

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/31842328

The EU and UK face their first post-Brexit legal showdown as the bloc challenges Britain's North Sea sandeel fishing ban – a minor environmental case with major political implications.

In a significant moment for post-Brexit relations, lawyers for the European Union have taken Britain to an arbitration tribunal over a ban on sandeel fishing in the North Sea.

The case marks the first legal dispute between the EU and the UK since Brexit and could influence the Labour government's efforts to rebuild ties with the bloc.

The EU's legal representative, Anthony Dawes, addressed a three-member panel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Tuesday.

"We are here today because the UK's prohibition of all sandeel fishing in its North Sea waters nullifies rights conferred on the European Union," Dawes stated.

The hearing, set to last three days, will delve into whether Britain's fishing ban violates the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by both sides.

The arbitration panel, composed of legal experts from France, New Zealand, and South Africa, is expected to deliver a final ruling by late April.

While the financial stakes are modest – Britain estimates a worst-case revenue loss of upto €54 million for non-UK fishing vessels – the political implications loom larger.

The tribunal has two options: uphold the ban or determine it breaches the TCA.

If the latter, the EU could take retaliatory measures if the ban is not lifted, putting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government in a challenging spot.

Britain has defended its sandeel ban, citing scientific research that highlights the species’ critical role in marine ecosystems.

Sandeels serve as a vital food source for larger fish, marine mammals, and seabirds like puffins.

While UK fishing fleets don’t target sandeels, Danish vessels catch them primarily for animal feed and oil production.

The EU, however, argues that the ban is discriminatory, excessive, and unsupported by the best available science.

According to the bloc, it unfairly restricts EU fishing vessels' access to UK waters guaranteed under the TCA.

As both sides make their case, the dispute underscores a delicate balance of post-Brexit relations.

As environmentalists and Brexiteers alike might oppose any concessions, the legal spat could make it harder for the UK to smooth relations with the EU.

Starmer is scheduled to meet EU leaders next Monday to discuss enhanced defence cooperation in response to Russia's aggression, as well as NATO's defence spending goals.

But beyond defence, Britain is also eyeing a veterinary agreement with the EU to streamline agricultural and food trade, signalling a desire for broader cooperation.

https://archive.is/2025.01.23-110549/https://www.ft.com/content/ae70737d-3e41-4ead-9679-d96b8f089612

https://archive.is/2025.01.16-094419/https://www.ft.com/content/d886f7f5-ec39-4645-a574-1d042dc5dd89

https://archive.is/2025.01.13-185200/https://www.ft.com/content/e140488a-2a1a-495f-a6b0-0e9e76832eec

The top-line costs alone expose the raw deal we’ve ended up with. The so-called divorce settlement from the Union tops £30 billion, and the loss in goods exports stands at £27 billion. UK food exports are estimated to have decreased by £2.8 billionannually.

Businesses have also been hit terribly. Up to 56% of dairy producers are struggling to find workers (as per an Arla survey). According to the Marine Management Organisation, seafood exports have dropped by 118,000 tonnes in the UK since 2019.

Over 16,000 companies with European customers have simply stopped exporting to the bloc. There’s also been a dramatic spike in immigration, and although 1.2 million EU nationals have left the UK in the wake of Brexit, net migration has soared by 2.3 million.

In fact, Brexit’s biggest promise was to control immigration – but we’ve ended up here. In total, 3.6 million immigrants have entered Britain since the freedom of movement laws were curtailed. Meanwhile, EU students at UK universities have fallen by a third.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24109478

This is becoming like a yearly tradition now.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23265992

Paywall? https://archive.is/lFCl6

https://archive.is/2024.12.12-211246/https://www.ft.com/content/cc70d299-2f1f-470f-bc39-dbb656856fc5