Brexit: Geschichten einer Trennung

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Brexit : histoire d'une désunion

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Five years have passed since Britain voted to leave the EU. But the consequences are still unclear. What will it mean for the UK? For Ireland? And for Europe? And what will the future UK-EU relationship look like?

Just 30km east of London, Grays in Essex voted for Brexit by a large margin. What do people there think of their vote today, 5 years after Brexit? As poverty has increased in Britain, the City of London has kept its status as a global banking hub.

"Bregret": Britain 5 Years After Brexit

One of the big promises of Brexit was to reduce immigration to the UK. Whilst more EU citizens are leaving the UK than moving there, they have been replaced by people from Asia (India, Philippines, Pakistan) or even Africa (Nigeria). Between 2022 and 2023, net migration hit a record level of 682,000. Key sectors like agriculture and healthcare, which historically depended on European workers for often difficult jobs, haven't found local workers and have had to look further afield.

Five years after Brexit, immigration from the EU to the UK has been replaced with immigration from outside the EU.

Immigration in post-Brexit Britain

The small town of Boston in the east English county of Lincolnshire earned the nickname ‘Brexitland’ in 2016: 75% of residents here voted in favour of leaving the EU. Seven years on, they are struggling with the consequences of their decision. The euphoria was followed by disillusionment: ‘Bregret’ - regret over Brexit - is spreading.

Brits Who Regret Their Vote

8 years after the EU referendum, there seems to be a sea change in the UK. But does Britain really regret Brexit?

Re: Post-Brexit Blues

From the first English colonisation to the latest difficult negotiations over the British-Irish border, the story of the Northern Irish conflict

Ireland: Colonisation to Brexit

From the first English colonisation to the latest difficult negotiations over the British-Irish border, the story of the Northern Irish conflict.

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"Bregret": Britain 5 Years After Brexit

Immigration in post-Brexit Britain

Re: Post-Brexit Blues

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