Ten years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, Brexit remains deeply divisive, with supporters and critics still at odds over its political and economic legacy. As part of RFI’s series marking the 10th anniversary of the referendum, we spoke to politics and international relations professor John Barry, one of its staunchest opponents.
John Barry, professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast, argues that Brexit has damaged Britain economically while also reflecting a broader political turn towards populism and anti-immigration rhetoric. He assesses what he sees as the cost of leaving the EU, the promises made by Brexiteers and the long-term consequences for the UK’s place in the world.
