Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security The Arla cooperative says five in six farmers receive very few or zero applications for job vacancies The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025
Post-Brexit chaos as EU citizens living in Britain wrongly barred from UK Body which protectes EU citizens’ rights warns Home Office they should not be removed if they make a short trip overseas for business or a holiday The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025
Here’s the truth about Britain’s immigration hysteria: Starmer and co have whipped it up to get cheap votes He is part of a political establishment that is fuelling a crisis way beyond the point that they can ever be seen to solve it. It’s a cynical, idiotic doom loop, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
Brexit sends Brits to Europe for Louboutins in a blow to UK luxury British shoppers are heading to Europe for ‘cheaper’ luxury, while the UK loses its competitive edge as the only major destination with no VAT-free shopping for international visitors. Euronews · Aug 9, 2025
Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies In the 2024 UK general election, Reform came third with a 14% share of the vote, capturing five seats in the House of Commons. This was a breakthrough election for the party. In the previous general election in 2019, when it was known as the Brexit party, it won a… The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025
Voices: ‘The whole tax system needs radical reform’: Readers weigh in on Reeves’ fiscal trilemma YOUR VIEWS: Our community is split on how Rachel Reeves should resolve her fiscal trilemma, with readers divided between raising taxes, cutting spending, relaxing borrowing rules or boosting growth through closer EU ties The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
Brexit has been a resounding disaster. Starmer must find the courage to change course Poll after poll shows most voters think leaving the EU has been a failure. Closer ties with Europe would bring huge rewards, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025
Dining across the divide: ‘Wait a minute, you vote Reform and you read the Guardian?’ Their green energy conversation went nuclear, but could the engineering manager and the retired maths teacher agree on Brexit? The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025
More than half of voters would back Remain if Brexit referendum held again – poll MORE than half of voters would back staying in the European Union if the Brexit referendum was held again, a new poll has found. The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2025
OPINION - Brexit schmexit, we're in tariff era now and Britain is finally feeling the benefits For all the comedy drama of Donald Trump’s Scottish visit, the implications for UK Plc and London as its fulcrum are positive. Or rather, are a lot less negative than the EU-US trade deal, which left the EU Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen looking as if she had swallowed… Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025
Is this tough US-EU trade deal a triumph for Brexit Britain? Only in leavers’ most delusional fantasies Yes, Britain secured better terms with the US than most other countries. But compared with the huge loss of European trade, it’s a drop in the ocean, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025
Tate director blames Brexit and Covid for slump in visitors Maria Balshaw says upheaval has kept young Europeans away from London sites, contributing to a 27% attendance drop since 2019 The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025
Voices: Britain has no business laughing at Trump’s EU trade deal COMMENT: Those who are crowing that Keir Starmer’s tariffs agreement with Donald Trump is better than the last-minute deal brokered by the European Union – and that this is somehow a Brexit ‘benefit’ – are deluding themselves: such marginal gains will never outweigh the lasting damage done by our leaving… The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025 Number of British acts at European music festivals plummets since Brexit Fans in France, Spain, Germany and Denmark set to miss out this summer
Euronews · Jul 25, 2025 The UK’s weak economic growth and Brexit: Is the worst over? The UK’s decision to leave the European Union has left lasting impacts on the country’s economy. While many of the repercussions appear to be longstanding, including low productivity, Euronews Business asked experts whether they think the worst is over.
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025 Voices: Keir Starmer can rightly be proud of the historic trade deal with India COMMENT: The prime minister has secured Britain’s biggest post-Brexit agreement – but it’s also one in the eye for Boris Johnson, who had promised to make it happen, but failed, says John Rentoul
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 ‘People said it would never be done’: UK and India trade agreement defies expectations For Britain, this is a much-needed post-Brexit boost, and for India it shows decades of protectionism are in the past
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025 UK does not need to hold inquiry into Russian disinformation, ECHR rules Strasbourg court rejects attempt to force government to investigate impact of Kremlin interference on elections
The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025 SNP call for Scottish visa powers as 70 per cent of businesses support scheme The SNP have reiterated calls for powers to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament to create a bespoke Scottish visa after analysis showed 70 per…
The National (Scotland) · Jul 20, 2025 Farage wrecked Britain and risks Aberdeen’s future, Flynn warns STEPHEN Flynn has accused Nigel Farage of wrecking the UK’s economy with Brexit and now threatening tens of thousands of Scottish jobs in the…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025 The deplorable and the adorable: Merz gives top bantz after blasting Brexit The German chancellor showed his charm as the woman from Sky tested the limits
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 German passport e-gates won’t change the reality: Brexit has been a disaster for British travellers ‘Personal jetpacks for all’ is as likely an outcome as ‘direct trains from London to Berlin by 2030’
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 I deplore Brexit, says German chancellor, as he signs treaty with Starmer Prime minister and Friedrich Merz sign biggest UK-German treaty since Second World War