Brexit’s impact on free movement for students, workers and tourists
Brexit is fast approaching, we are now just four weeks away from 1 January, and while we wait to know if a deal will be signed or not, here is a quick guide on what…
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EU students face £800 Brexit fee if not in the UK before 2021
With the Brexit transition period set to end on 31st December, first-year EU students are facing fines of up to £800 if they don’t arrive in the UK before the start of 2021. In a…
Is Brexit affecting the NHS?
The potential effects of Brexit in the NHS are a major concern in Britain right now. Many speculate that the instability of the deadlock may discourage nurses, doctors and other specialised staff to come to…
How Brexit is likely to affect EU students studying in the UK
EU, EEA and Swiss students will need to deal with major changes that will influence their future studies in the United Kingdom, especially in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit. In 2019 more than…
EU migration to the UK hits its lowest figure in 16 years
The Office for National Statistics has released a report showing that the gap between the number of people coming to live in the UK for at least one year and the number of people leaving…
EU agrees on Brexit extension until 31 January
EU leaders have come to terms to agree on delaying Brexit up until 31 January 2020, EU Council President, Donald Tusk, confirmed. Mr Tusk referred to the Brexit extension as a ‘flextension’, meaning, UK is…
Women around Europe are saying “no” to more than one child, new study suggests
Millennials will be remembered in the future as the “less is less” generation: less alcohol, less sex and less children. The medical journal The Lancet recently revealed that fertility rates between 1950 and 2017 faced…
David Davis resigns as Brexit secretary
Words: Delmar Terblanche Subbing: Etienne Fermie Dave Davis has resigned as Brexit secretary. The move comes as a protest against the government’s vision for the policy, which he said “will leave us in at best…
Would you like some politics with that pitcher? Wetherspoons thinks so…
A favourite pre-drink spot for millennials, JD Wetherspoon, is sharing its own Brexit manifesto on 500,000 beer mats within 895 pubs across the UK. JD Wetherspoon stated: “The message calls on Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn,…
Amber Rudd’s EU citizens register is “illegal”, MEPs say
The plan to register EU nationals living in the UK after Brexit has been deemed as “illegal and unacceptable by the European parliament.” A group of cross-party MEPs warned the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, that…