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“Car crash!” exclaimed managing director Andrew Varga, whose Brexit progress I have been following since the referendum. News of the latest Brexit U-turn landed on him on Tuesday out of the blue. All his years of preparation for a new UK product safety mark, all his thousands of pounds wasted, all the uncountable hours and effort were rendered pointless, at a stroke.
The recent closure of the Charles Peguy centre is sad but hardly surprising.
Many in the arts will look at 2022 with trepidation. There are still many issues with the Brexit deal from 12 months ago.
On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis.
As much as I consider the UK to be my adoptive home, I will move back to Europe for my upcoming PhD research project.
As Layla Moran has said, ‘staying in Erasmus should be a no-brainer’ – but the people in charge of our country seem to have no brains
The loss of the scheme would be a devastating blow for the social mobility of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.