The final Event of the #Brexit series this coming Wednesday What are the options for UK-EU economic relations going forward? Panel with @cbarnard.bsky.social, @anandmenon.bsky.social and @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, chaired by @jillongovt.bsky.social Sign up here⤵️ niesr.ac.uk/event/policy...

The Policy Frontier: Options for UK-EU Economic Relations - NIESR

To mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum,  NIESR and the UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) are organising a short series of public events to take stock of what the evidence now tells us ab...

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Geographers celebrated for their contribution to research culture! Huge congratulations to María Inés Hernández, Thomas Fry, Liam Saddington @saddy94.bsky.social, Alex Cullen, Olga Petri, Sarah Hall @drsarahhall.bsky.social and Christine Lane @chslane.bsky.social

Coming 🔜 Our next event of the '#Brexit 10 Years on' event series on the regional and sectoral impacts of Brexit With @ukandeu.bsky.social's @drsarahhall.bsky.social, GLA's Adam Yousef and @davidlidington.bsky.social - chaired by @anandmenon.bsky.social Sign up here⬇️ niesr.ac.uk/event/region...

The Regional and Sectoral Impacts of Brexit - NIESR

To mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum,  NIESR and the UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) are organising a short series of public events to take stock of what the evidence now tells us ab...

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Interesting on the trade offs involved when regulating for growth www.ft.com/content/64fa...

Bank of England in stand-off with FCA over trading firms’ capital

Rare dispute emerges after watchdog proposes to boost liquidity for groups such as Jane Street and Citadel Securities

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If you are interested in the how the UK should employ its trade instruments (and what these are in our rather tumultuous times), Mona Pinchis, @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social and I gave testimony to the House of Lords IAC Committee. You can watch it here parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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International Agreements Committee

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Registration closing soon. Join us at @sussex.ac.uk on 9 & 10 April as we discuss and explore the latest thinking on trade and trade policy with keynote speeches from @drsarahhall.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk & Kevin O'Rouke @sciencespo.bsky.social Register by 23 March 👉 citp.ac.uk/academic-con...

Talking about the economic impact of Brexit is one thing. Doing something about is something else entirely. Me for @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...

Here we go again - UK in a changing Europe

Anand Menon argues that while the UK government speaks more freely about the economic impact of Brexit and its ambitions for closer ties to the EU, its red lines will limit what it is able to achieve.

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⏰ 30 minutes to go ⏰ 🪖 Don't miss our online panel on European security 💻 Tune in to hear analysis from @anandmenon.bsky.social, @armida.bsky.social, @constelz.bsky.social & @lscazzieri.bsky.social on the key challenges and how Europe should respond Follow along here 👇 app.sli.do/event/aCFZTK...

I’m looking forward to this In Cambridge later on today 👇👇👇

Political Economy Hub@politicaleconhub.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Today, 4 March, @drsarahhall.bsky.social presents 'Rethinking borders in the geographies of money and finance', as part of the @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars series: www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

Wednesday, 4 March, @drsarahhall.bsky.social presents 'Rethinking borders in the geographies of money and finance', as part of the @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars series: www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

"Ironically, Brexit means the UK has to spend more time thinking about EU regulation now than it did as a member state." ✍️ @jreland.bsky.social summarises the key findings of our latest report looking at the state of UK-EU regulatory divergence and alignment 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/alignment-wi...

Alignment with EU law is easier said than done - UK in a changing Europe

Joël Reland outlines the key trends in UK-EU regulatory alignment and divergence over the last five years, as exlpored in our new report 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead'.

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Bonkers www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

British dual nationals risk imminent refusal of travel to UK, Home Office affirms

Government ignores pleas for a grace period before new rules come into force on Wednesday

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This is well worth reading if you’re interested in the role of regulation in shaping UK-EU relations

UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨 NEW REPORT🚨 🛣️ Our latest report looks at 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead' The report finds that he UK has made very little use of its “Brexit freedoms” to diverge from EU law since 2021 and the Labour govt. is now increasingly pursuing alignment 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...

What a treat 🌞🌞🌞

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UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears

Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks

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Peak 2026 so far in England - small child in cafe exclaims with delight and urges everyone to stop what they’re doing and look as the sun comes out. Applause ensues! ☔️☔️☀️

Are you working on trade policy research? We’re currently accepting submissions to our Trade Policy Academic Conference, 9-10 April with keynote speeches from @drsarahhall.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk and Kevin O'Rouke @sciencespo.bsky.social. Deadline: Fri 21 February 👉 citp.ac.uk/academic-con...

✍️ Sign up now for our next online panel✍️ 🌆 Join our experts as they discuss the key challenges and opportunities for the financial services sector post-Brexit 📆 24 Feb, 1pm GMT 🗣️ @jreland.bsky.social, @drsarahhall.bsky.social, @veron.bsky.social & Elizabeth Howell 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

UKICE Lunch Hour: Financial services the UK-EU relationship - UK in a changing Europe

Join our expert panel as they assess the UK's and EU's approach to financial services regulation and how the sector impacts the UK-EU relationship.

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Five years on: Hong Kong migrants to the UK under the HK BN(O) visa scheme. Findings from our @ukri.org funded survey,led by Tak Wing Chan (UCL), with me, @msumption.bsky.social @benbrindle.bsky.social Wed, 2pm, at UCL Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hong-kong-...

Hong Kong BN(O) Migrants Panel Survey Wave 2 Result Seminar

Discover Wave 1 & 2 findings of the BN(O) Panel Survey on 11 Feb 2026. Panels on community and research findings. Join us for insights!

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Delighted that we at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk are once again supporting this annual online event aimed at reaching people currently under-represented in the think tank sector… please share with your networks…

"Greater alignment with EU financial services regulation, particularly as a third country which cannot influence that regulation, is not an attractive option either to the sector or to the govt.." 🖊️ @drsarahhall.bsky.social on financial services and UK-EU relations 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/the-city-has...

The City has moved beyond regulatory alignment with the EU - UK in a changing Europe

Sarah Hall explains why despite efforts to align more closely with the EU in other sectors as part of the government's UK-EU reset, the UK's financial services sector will not see closer alignment wit...

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"Overall, financial services is a rare area where the UK appears happy to position itself as a competitor to the EU, focused on its own priorities within its wider growth agenda" ✍️ @drsarahhall.bsky.social on why financial services are not part of the UK's EU reset ukandeu.ac.uk/the-city-has...

The City has moved beyond regulatory alignment with the EU - UK in a changing Europe

Sarah Hall explains why despite efforts to align more closely with the EU in other sectors as part of the government's UK-EU reset, the UK's financial services sector will not see closer alignment wit...

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The geography of payments is an interesting often overlooked part of financial services www.ft.com/content/90c0...

Revolut, Visa and Mastercard lose UK legal challenge over fee cap

High Court rules watchdog is within its rights to cap cross-border interchange fees

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Even as the world changes dramatically, UK discussion of Brexit goes round the same old loops. I wrote a piece on the @ukandeu.bsky.social site in *2016* about the 'sector-by-sector' approach Starmer's now raising. Some details no longer hold, but the basic points do: ukandeu.ac.uk/is-a-sector-...

UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"But the problem is that, while the UK might be changing its outlook on the relationship, the EU is not." ✍️ Following the strong rhetoric used by Starmer in his interview with @bbclaurak.bsky.social, @jreland.bsky.social explains why it isn't quite that simple 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/new-year-sam...

Interesting on changing corporate office planning post Brexit and Covid www.ft.com/content/5336...

London office shortage forces big companies to stay put

Accenture, Vodafone, Salesforce and London Stock Exchange Group opted against relocating in 2025

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"Navigating Brexit has always been about trade-offs, and if Labour is ready to move then it should be ready to fight for what delivers the most benefit for the longer term, not what appears easy in the short-term." ✍️ @matthewharries.bsky.social on UK-EU relations 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/thinking-swi...

Thinking Swiss on the EU-UK reset - UK in a changing Europe

Matthew Harries reflects on the different models the UK could pursue in shaping its relationship with the European Union.

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"Without closer cooperation, one thing is clear: the EU and the UK will keep confronting the same threats with little alignment." ✍️ @antonspisak.bsky.social & @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social argue the UK and EU should cooperate more on questions of ‘economic security ukandeu.ac.uk/is-economic-...

Is economic security a missing element of EU-UK cooperation? - UK in a changing Europe

Jake Benford and Anton Spisak argue that there is a strong case for the UK and EU to cooperate more closely on questions of ‘economic security’.

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A further example of the ways in which the City’s urban form sheds light on its economic focus - payments is an area that I think economic geographers are getting more interested in right now www.ft.com/content/f581...

Visa signs Canary Wharf deal for new European HQ

Payments group will lease 300,000 sq ft at One Canada Square after move from Paddington

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The economic impacts of Brexit: new research from my @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social colleague Paul Mizen et al brings together macro (top-down) and micro (bottom-up) evidence. They find a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity. ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impa...

Brexit’s impact on the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe

Nicholas Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, and Gregory Thwaites argue that there is evidence that Brexit has had a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity i...

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Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...