Europeans with job interviews tell of detentions and expulsions despite rules allowing non-visa holders to attend interviews
My £1m UK small business is in ruins and I see no way out. Tried everything, feel utterly powerless. Trade with EU virtually impossible. This was so predictable and predicted. Bastards!
Brexit… out of fashion in Somerset
04/05/2021
It would be fair to say that businesses in Somerset are now really starting to feel the effects of Brexit and our new trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world. From all the businesses I have spoken to so far the effects have ranged from bureaucratic nightmares with unnecessary paperwork and extra costs to complete shutdowns of exports.
‘In Limbo’ author reveals why the government’s Settlement Scheme and citizenship process could cause a scandal 'like Windrush'.
Read the #StoriesOfBrexit report
22/04/2021
Leaving the European Union is the most significant change in Britain’s policy as a country in a generation. As we pass the 100-day mark since the end of the transition period, 10 people from across the UK tell us in their own words how Brexit has affected them.
Post-Brexit trade: Is red tape chaos just 'teething trouble' as the UK government argues?
29/01/2021
January has seen Brexit set in motion for real — but for many businesses, operations have ground to a standstill as they struggle to shift goods across new borders.
Three Connexion readers' experiences of the changes caused by the UK’s ‘third country’ status since Brexit on January 1.
EUROPE will welcome back Scotland with open arms – that’s the message of a stirring new video that has captivated social media users.
Wild Beer and Brexit
11/01/2021
I have been looking at how our local SMEs have been coping with the new post-Brexit trading arrangements which have come on top of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis.
Juliet Guthrie in Germany and Patricia Law in Italy reveal how sending gifts and staying connected with family members is more challenging than ever before
For many sellers on Amazon, Brexit is causing significant problems. Last week my company decided to attempt our first shipment into one of Amazon’s European fulfilment centres since Britain left the European Union on 1 January 2021.
The cost of new regulations means we’ve had to pause sales to the EU, losses are mounting and the government isn’t listening.
Top tenor Nicky Spence introduces four other distinguished voices on the visa debacle. / Forget the pandemic, it's Brexit which could ring the death knell for artists who are currently hoarse from begging to be taken seriously as a respected export.
Eighth-generation oysterman Tom Haward explains how Brexit is pummelling the fishing industry.
“Now I can see the full carnage of what this government has done to my industry and the wider economy.”
30/01/2021
I am now at the end of January 2021 and still no new stock. I can see clearly what #Brexit really means for my industry & how I will have to fundamentally change my business model if I am to be trading in 12 months time. But the government wants more paperwork in five months.
'The total confusion about post-Brexit rules adds to the distress': classical musicians speak out
21/01/2021
Ten players and administrators on the fallout in government restrictions to EU touring.
Despite relief that the UK has managed to leave the transition period with a trade deal, the future offers little hope of reassurance or certainty for millions.
‘I have nothing’: Roma people left without support and at risk of exploitation due to digital-only status
04/10/2020
Fresh concerns about digital-only EU status as report reveals Roma people unable to prove immigration status and exposed to exploitation by individuals offering unqualified and paid-for 'support’.
From meringue makers to manufacturing businesses, firms in Telford export a higher proportion of their wares to the EU than their counterparts in any other town or city in the UK. How do bosses feel as Britain heads towards a decision on a deal - or no deal?
A tale of two flags
22/08/2020
Two glorious banners, twelve lustrous golden stars above a dazzling white rose, assure every passer-by that there’s some corner of a Yorkshire lawn that is forever Europe.