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If you are interested in the how the UK should employ its trade instruments (and what these are in our rather tumultuous times), Mona Pinchis, @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social and I gave testimony to the House of Lords IAC Committee. You can watch it here parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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Join us at @sussex.ac.uk on 9 & 10 April as we discuss and explore the latest thinking on trade and trade policy with keynote speeches from @drsarahhall.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk & Kevin O'Rouke @sciencespo.bsky.social

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Here we go again - UK in a changing Europe Anand Menon argues that while the UK government speaks more freely about the economic impact of Brexit and its ambitions for closer ties to the EU, its red lines will limit what it is able to achieve.

Talking about the economic impact of Brexit is one thing. Doing something about is something else entirely. Me for @ukandeu.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a...

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🪖 Don't miss our online panel on European security

💻 Tune in to hear analysis from @anandmenon.bsky.social, @armida.bsky.social, @constelz.bsky.social & @lscazzieri.bsky.social on the key challenges and how Europe should respond

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I’m looking forward to this
In Cambridge later on today 👇👇👇

Wednesday, 4 March, @drsarahhall.bsky.social presents 'Rethinking borders in the geographies of money and finance', as part of the @stcatharines.bsky.social Political Economy Seminars series: www.politicaleconomy.group.cam.ac.uk

Moi aussi - sorry not to catch up at the event

Alignment with EU law is easier said than done - UK in a changing Europe Joël Reland outlines the key trends in UK-EU regulatory alignment and divergence over the last five years, as exlpored in our new report 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead'.

"Ironically, Brexit means the UK has to spend more time thinking about EU regulation now than it did as a member state."

✍️ @jreland.bsky.social summarises the key findings of our latest report looking at the state of UK-EU regulatory divergence and alignment

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/alignment-wi...

British dual nationals risk imminent refusal of travel to UK, Home Office affirms Government ignores pleas for a grace period before new rules come into force on Wednesday

Bonkers www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is well worth reading if you’re interested in the role of regulation in shaping UK-EU relations

What a treat 🌞🌞🌞

UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Peak 2026 so far in England - small child in cafe exclaims with delight and urges everyone to stop what they’re doing and look as the sun comes out. Applause ensues! ☔️☔️☀️

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We’re currently accepting submissions to our Trade Policy Academic Conference, 9-10 April with keynote speeches from @drsarahhall.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk and Kevin O'Rouke @sciencespo.bsky.social.

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UKICE Lunch Hour: Financial services the UK-EU relationship - UK in a changing Europe Join our expert panel as they assess the UK's and EU's approach to financial services regulation and how the sector impacts the UK-EU relationship.

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🌆 Join our experts as they discuss the key challenges and opportunities for the financial services sector post-Brexit

📆 24 Feb, 1pm GMT

🗣️ @jreland.bsky.social, @drsarahhall.bsky.social, @veron.bsky.social & Elizabeth Howell

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...

Hong Kong BN(O) Migrants Panel Survey Wave 2 Result Seminar Discover Wave 1 & 2 findings of the BN(O) Panel Survey on 11 Feb 2026. Panels on community and research findings. Join us for insights!

Five years on: Hong Kong migrants to the UK under the HK BN(O) visa scheme.

Findings from our @ukri.org funded survey,led by Tak Wing Chan (UCL), with me, @msumption.bsky.social @benbrindle.bsky.social

Wed, 2pm, at UCL

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The City has moved beyond regulatory alignment with the EU - UK in a changing Europe Sarah Hall explains why despite efforts to align more closely with the EU in other sectors as part of the government's UK-EU reset, the UK's financial services sector will not see closer alignment wit...

"Greater alignment with EU financial services regulation, particularly as a third country which cannot influence that regulation, is not an attractive option either to the sector or to the govt.."

🖊️ @drsarahhall.bsky.social on financial services and UK-EU relations

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/the-city-has...

The City has moved beyond regulatory alignment with the EU - UK in a changing Europe Sarah Hall explains why despite efforts to align more closely with the EU in other sectors as part of the government's UK-EU reset, the UK's financial services sector will not see closer alignment wit...

"Overall, financial services is a rare area where the UK appears happy to position itself as a competitor to the EU, focused on its own priorities within its wider growth agenda"

✍️ @drsarahhall.bsky.social on why financial services are not part of the UK's EU reset

ukandeu.ac.uk/the-city-has...

Revolut, Visa and Mastercard lose UK legal challenge over fee cap High Court rules watchdog is within its rights to cap cross-border interchange fees

The geography of payments is an interesting often overlooked part of financial services

www.ft.com/content/90c0...

Even as the world changes dramatically, UK discussion of Brexit goes round the same old loops. I wrote a piece on the @ukandeu.bsky.social site in *2016* about the 'sector-by-sector' approach Starmer's now raising. Some details no longer hold, but the basic points do: ukandeu.ac.uk/is-a-sector-...

London office shortage forces big companies to stay put Accenture, Vodafone, Salesforce and London Stock Exchange Group opted against relocating in 2025

Interesting on changing corporate office planning post Brexit and Covid www.ft.com/content/5336...

Thinking Swiss on the EU-UK reset - UK in a changing Europe Matthew Harries reflects on the different models the UK could pursue in shaping its relationship with the European Union.

"Navigating Brexit has always been about trade-offs, and if Labour is ready to move then it should be ready to fight for what delivers the most benefit for the longer term, not what appears easy in the short-term."

✍️ @matthewharries.bsky.social on UK-EU relations

🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/thinking-swi...

Is economic security a missing element of EU-UK cooperation? - UK in a changing Europe Jake Benford and Anton Spisak argue that there is a strong case for the UK and EU to cooperate more closely on questions of ‘economic security’.

"Without closer cooperation, one thing is clear: the EU and the UK will keep confronting the same threats with little alignment."

✍️ @antonspisak.bsky.social & @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social argue the UK and EU should cooperate more on questions of ‘economic security

ukandeu.ac.uk/is-economic-...

Visa signs Canary Wharf deal for new European HQ Payments group will lease 300,000 sq ft at One Canada Square after move from Paddington

A further example of the ways in which the City’s urban form sheds light on its economic focus - payments is an area that I think economic geographers are getting more interested in right now www.ft.com/content/f581...

Brexit’s impact on the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe Nicholas Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Pawel Smietanka, and Gregory Thwaites argue that there is evidence that Brexit has had a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity i...

The economic impacts of Brexit: new research from my @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social colleague Paul Mizen et al brings together macro (top-down) and micro (bottom-up) evidence.

They find a large and persistent negative impact on GDP, output and productivity.

ukandeu.ac.uk/brexits-impa...

Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...

JPMorgan’s Dimon approved London tower after UK assurances Keir Starmer’s business envoy visited US bank boss in New York last week

I always find it interesting how changes/future changes in the City's skyline can tell you a lot about changes in the City itself about politics, regulation and the economics of finance 👇

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IFS recruitment event 2025: Summer students | Institute for Fiscal Studies We're offering an opportunity to meet current IFS staff and find out more about our summer placement scheme for current university students.

🚨Economics students! People who know or teach economics students!🚨

The IFS offers summer internships each year. Many of our permanent staff started with one of these. On Monday we're holding an online event to provide more info. Please do come/share.

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Me, for @ukandeu.bsky.social, on why we might be going back to talking about money in the UK-EU relationship

@oupolitics.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social