Many commentators have ascribed Donald Trump’s success to working-class ‘losers from globalisation’ living in rustbelt towns, who have suffered job losses and stagnating wages. But Eric Kaufmann argues that, as with Brexit, there’s little evidence that the vote had much to do with personal economic circumstances. The true driver of support for Trump is a preference for order over novelty and a consequent […]
Preoccupation with controlling migration is claimed to have been one of the main driving forces behind the Brexit vote. However, Suzi Hall’s ethnographic study of Rye Lane and the street’s economic and cultural life shows that Britain’s withdrawal from the EU is unlikely to have an effect on how migration changes cities in the UK. This is particularly true in Rye Lane where […]
In an earlier post on this blog, Professor Conor Gearty of LSE argued that even post-Brexit the UK will not be able to remove European Union citizens from the UK unless the country withdraws also from the European Convention on Human Rights. Paul Skinner does not consider that this conclusion is correct. He argues, in essence, that the protection afforded […]
‘Taking back control of our borders’ became a rallying cry for Brexiters. In practice, says Jonathan Portes, EU citizens will probably still be able to enter the UK freely after we leave – but the prospect of Brexit, lower unemployment in the rest of the EU and a faltering economy means fewer will stay to work over the next […]
One in ten NHS doctor posts are vacant – yet foreign-trained medics already make up nearly 29% of the workforce. Although Theresa May has said EU-born doctors working here may stay until enough Britons are trained to replace them, recruiting and keeping staff is likely to become more difficult because of the uncertainty surrounding their future immigration status. Victoria […]
Tim Vlandas had hoped the referendum would have been the end of the obsession with immigration. Brexit would allow the UK to ‘take back control’ of its immigration policy, thereby nullifying the need for politicians to talk about it on an almost daily basis. He argues, however, that in fact the reverse is happening. Having decided to leave the EU, […]
Several Labour MPs – as well as LSE Brexit contributor Richard Johnson – have argued Labour needs to abandon its support for freedom of movement within the EU. But Alexander Gard-Murray says they are confusing immigration with freedom of movement. The polls show voters do not want a drop in immigration to come at the expense of single market membership. […]
Following the referendum vote to leave the European Union, the UK faces a trade-off between retaining access to the Single Market and restricting the free movement of labour. Barbara Petrongolo considers the likely impact of tougher immigration controls on the wages and employment prospects of the UK-born and the current stock of immigrants.
Membership of the European Union (EU) has direct […]
After denial, there is acceptance. Some in Labour have not yet reached this stage, but increasingly Labour MPs are discussing Britain’s future outside of the European Union. Richard Johnson writes that at the centre of this debate are two issues: Britain’s trading relationship with the European Union and immigration.
On immigration, there is a burgeoning debate within the Labour Party about […]
The remaining 27 EU member state governments met in Bratislava in September for their first major meeting without the UK since the Brexit referendum in June. As Solon Ardittis writes, one of the main developments to emerge from the meeting was an apparent shift in the EU’s approach to the migration crisis, with so-called ‘flexible solidarity’ being presented by […]
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