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Impending Brexit vote to shape Britain's future

22 June 2016

If Brexit passes, Britain will change considerably: border controls may be enacted for Northern Ireland for the first time in nearly a century, immigration to the UK would be sharply curtailed, and Britain's economic structure would cease to be intertwined with the rest of EU member countries. Those who are for Brexit say that's important, because EU membership has so diluted British sovereignty and power. Those who are against it (or pro-Bremain) say that it's important to stay as a member of the European economic community. As the London School of Economics and Political Science noted, the UK would still have to deal with the rest of Europe, even if it left the EU.

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Life after Brexit : What are the UK's options outside the European Union?, Swati Dhingra and Thomas Sampson, CEP Brexit Analysis Series Paper No.01, February 2016
The complete set of CEP Brexit Analysis papers is available in one publication. Download from here.

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Swati Dhingra webpage
Thomas Sampson webpage
Trade Programme webpage

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