ODI Global 11d ago

"Brexit meant that, in addition to putting up barriers with your main customer, it was putting up barriers within the factory that produced things." Ten years on from the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, its economic and political ripple effects continue to reverberate around the world. Last week, experts joined us to unpack the implications of Brexit, alongside the deeper political and social forces that shaped it. The discussion explored whether the UK has gained strategic flexibility, and where the costs of separation have been greater than expected. Opening the event, our Principal Research Fellow Maximiliano Mendez Parra gave a sobering assessment of Brexit's lasting impact on trade, productivity and economic security. #Brexit #UKEU #UKPolitics #UKTrade #ForeignPolicy