Sixty leading figures call for Brexit to be halted: An open letter has been signed by more than sixty of Scotland’s leading public figures, including former first minister Harry McLeish.
UK ‘sleepwalking’ into food insecurity after Brexit: A report by influential academics has suggested that the government has little idea how to replace decades of EU regulation on food supplies, including safety standards, migrant farm labour and subsidies, which could lead to a future of unsafe and expensive food supplies in a post-Brexit Britain.
Dutch nationals taking UK citizenship will lose Netherlands passports: Around 100,000 Dutch nationals living in Britain face an uncertain future after March 2019. The Dutch prime minister has said that for Dutch citizens who are considering becoming British to avoid residency problems related to Brexit, applying for dual nationality is not an option.
London’s economy is beginning to ‘wobble’ amid EU worker slump: The Centre for London said evidence of an economic slowdown included deteriorating house prices and a drop in the number of Europeans registering to work, with registrations for new national insurance numbers falling 15% compared to this time last year.
Irish passport rush: Demand for Irish passports in the UK has jumped by 50% since the Brexit vote.
Brexit uncertainty has lead to drop in overseas university students: According to latest figures from UCAS the number of EU students applying for a place at a UK university has dropped by 5% on last year.