Brexit and the UK Constitution is a concise edited collection from the Constitution Society surveying the impact of Brexit 10 years after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Made up of three essays from experts on immigration, the economy and regulation, the book is an impartial account of the consequences of Brexit for the United Kingdom.
John Springford provides a rigorous analysis of the economic outworkings of Brexit to date by charting the likely progress of the UK economy without Brexit and assessing this against where we find ourselves today. He considers significant developments in trade, investment, the labour market and immigration, and productivity and offers a refreshing evidence-based account of how the UK economy has changed outside the EU.
Catherine Barnard and Joel Reland examine the legal and regulatory landscape post-Brexit, and assess what “taking back control” has meant in practice for the UK’s legal landscape. They assess the pre-referendum arguments about the UK’s potential divergence from EU rules, detail how the legal framework has shifted after withdrawal and evaluate what change has actually meant for the country.
Finally, Jonathan Thomas surveys UK immigration since 2016, examining policy and trends since the referendum and considering the impact which Brexit has had on the UK immigration and emigration. He focuses on what has really happened, moving beyond rhetoric and soundbites to provide an unbiased and non-partisan account.
With a foreword by renowned political sociologist Katy Hayward, Brexit and the UK Constitution offers a grounded, factual and authoritative contribution to understanding Brexit’s implications today.
The Constitution Society is committed to the promotion of informed debate and is politically impartial. Any views expressed in this publication are the personal views of the author and not those of The Constitution Society.
This work stems from a series of reports published by the Constitution Society and the Federal Trust for Education and Research. You can learn more about the Federal Trust and their work on their website at: https://fedtrust.co.uk/.
This publication presents the personal views of the author and not those of The Constitution Society, which publishes it as a contribution to debate on this important subject.