CIPFA podcast: What does Brexit mean for public services? Epsiode 8 – The...
‘An economic shock after Brexit and cuts to public services will hit women hardest.’ This is according to Mary-Ann Stephenson, Director of the Women’s Budget Group, who discusses how Brexit could...
View ArticleBritish Medical Association briefing: The dangers of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
‘It has become clear to the BMA that the risks of Brexit for the nation’s health are too great, and that it is becoming increasingly difficult to secure the kind of deal which will work to the benefit...
View ArticleInstitute for Government: Autumn Surprises – Possible Scenarios for the Next...
The risks of either a deliberate or an accidental no deal are quite high. This is according to an August 2018 paper by the Institute for Government on the possible scenarios for the next phase of...
View ArticleCentre for International Governance report: Brexit and Human Rights
‘Human rights activists, and anyone concerned with the protection of civil liberties and fundamental rights within UK law and policy, will need to be vigilant in the post-Brexit era.’ Colm O’Cinneide,...
View ArticleDepartment for Exiting the EU guidance: UK Government’s Preparations for a...
The UK Government has begun to publish a series of guidance on how businesses and citizens can prepare for a ‘No Deal’ scenario in August 2018. The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU)...
View ArticleHouse of Lords Round-up: Brexit
The latest House of Lords Brexit round-up is a digital resource that includes links to key reports, analysis and debates on Brexit by the Lords across topic areas. See the round-up of the following:...
View ArticleGendering Brexit blog series: How will Brexit Impact on Women’s Food Security?
Imogen Richmond-Bishop, Coordinator of the Right to Food project at Sustain, explores the impact of Brexit on women’s food security for the EDF Gendering Brexit Blog series. There is much talk about...
View ArticleGlobal Future report: 100,000 Carers Missing
'Ending freedom of movement for EU workers could lead to 115,000 fewer social care staff by 2026' says the August 2018 report from Global Future. The post Global Future report: 100,000 Carers Missing...
View ArticleUK Government guidance: Workplace Rights if there’s No Brexit Deal
Domestic legislation already exceeds EU-required levels of employment protections in a number of ways. This is according to guidance published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
View ArticleMigration Observatory report: Exploiting the Opportunity? Low-Skilled Work...
‘Addressing the risk of exploitation in any future low-skilled work route is likely to be extremely difficult.’ This is according to an August 2018 report from the University of Oxford’s Migration...
View ArticleEDF Gendering Brexit Blog series: Deal or no Deal, Brexit is Bad News for Women
‘Women are likely to be harder hit by a ‘hard Brexit’ than men…And the impact is also likely to be more negative for BME people’. This is from our contributor, Dr Sara Reis from the Women’s Budget...
View ArticleEDF Gendering Brexit Blog series: How ‘Brexit’ Threatens Northern Irish...
Professor Dagmar Schiek, of Queen’s University Belfast, contributes this long read on Irish anti-discrimination law and Brexit for the Gendering Brexit Blog series. The extensive blogging activities on...
View ArticleJoint APPG roundtable report: Roma and Brexit
‘At this point, it is unclear what the post-March 2019 phase will look like, and how it will be managed.’ This is according to a September 2018 report on a joint roundtable on Roma and Brexit, from the...
View ArticleMigration Advisory Committee final report: European Economic Area Migration...
The Migration Advisory Committee have published their final report (pdf) which assesses the impact of the European Economic Area (EEA) migration on a wide range of areas including: the labour market;...
View ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission report: Progress on Disability Rights in...
Social protections have been reduced and disabled people and their families continue to be some of the hardest hit. This is from the October 2018 report (pdf) from the Equality and Human Rights...
View ArticleEDF Gendering Brexit Blog series: What Will Brexit Mean for Survivors of...
As Theresa May pledges to bring a decade of austerity to a close, it comes too late for the 6 in 10 women who were turned away from refuges last year, following funding cuts to domestic violence...
View ArticleWomen’s Resource Centre report: Women’s Equality in England – Shadow Report...
There is a lack of protection and support for migrant women facing domestic abuse and their children, transnational marriage abandonment, and extra-territorial jurisdiction. The Women's Resource...
View ArticleHope not Hate report: Fear, Hope and Loss
‘Immigration has become a totemic emblem for the many grievances people feel in modern Britain.’ This is according to Hope Not Hate’s October 2018 report, Fear, Hope and Loss: Understanding the Drivers...
View ArticleEU Funding After Brexit: Shared Prosperity Must Mean Shared Rights
Over the last forty years, European Union funding has provided a safety net for people facing inequality and discrimination and offered them a chance to make their lives better. This funding will end...
View ArticleIPPR report: A level playing field for workers
‘There is both a strong moral and economic case for extensive employment protections’ This is according to an October 2018 paper from IPPR looking at the future of employment rights after Brexit. The...
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