scholarly journals What will ‘taking back control’ mean for social policy in the UK? Brexit, public services and social rights

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-517
Author(s):  
Kitty Stewart ◽  
Kerris Cooper ◽  
Isabel Shutes
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Take Back ◽  
The Uk

While social policy falls predominantly under national rather than European Union (EU) jurisdiction, there are nonetheless multiple ways in which social policy and social outcomes in EU member states have been affected by EU membership. This paper draws on existing evidence and analysis to review the consequences for UK social policy of the decision to leave the EU. We focus predominantly on the implications of the British government’s pledge to ‘take back control’ of money, borders and laws. Our conclusion is that Brexit is likely to have negative effects on the quality of public services and, for some groups in particular, social rights, and that these effects are likely to be greater the more distant are the future trading and wider relationships between the UK and the EU27.

Implications of Brexit for Skilled Migration from India to the UK

2021 ◽  
pp. 001573252110122
Author(s):  
Rupa Chanda ◽  
Neha Vinod Betai
Keyword(s):  
Transition Period ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Jel Codes ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
East European ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Take Back ◽  
The Uk ◽  
European Economies ◽  
The Eu

In June 2016, the United Kingdom took the world by surprise with the results of its referendum on whether to remain in the European Union (EU). With a 52% majority, the country decided to leave the bloc in which it had been a member since 1973. With this outcome began the long process of Brexit negotiations between UK and the EU. The UK officially ceased to be an EU member on 31 January 2020, with a transition period up to the end of 2020. The decision to leave the EU came on the back of rising bitterness among people. Membership in the EU was seen as expensive and not beneficial to the country. One of the major campaigning points of the leave camp was the issue of immigration. Given that free movement of people is an important part of being in the EU, the party argued that leaving the EU would help the country take back control of its borders. Immigration in the UK has been on the rise since the early 2000s. It shot up further with the accession of the eight East European economies into the EU. Figure 1 shows how, leading up to Brexit, immigration from the EU to the UK was constantly increasing. JEL Codes: F00, F30, F22, F23

The EU during Brexit

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-34
Author(s):  
Federico Fabbrini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Military Cooperation ◽  
Member States ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

This chapter analyses the European Union during Brexit, explaining how the EU institutions and Member States reacted to the UK’s decision to leave the EU. It outlines how they went about this in the course of the withdrawal negotiations. The EU institutions and Member States managed to adopt a very united stance vis-à-vis a withdrawing state, establishing effective institutional mechanisms and succeeding in imposing their strategic preferences in the negotiations with the UK. Nevertheless, the EU was also absorbed during Brexit by internal preparations to face both the scenario of a ‘hard Brexit’—the UK leaving the EU with no deal—and of a ‘no Brexit’—with the UK subsequently delaying exit and extending its EU membership. Finally, during Brexit the EU increasingly started working as a union of 27 Member States—the EU27—which in this format opened a debate on the future of Europe and developed new policy initiatives, especially in the field of defence and military cooperation.

10. Brexit and the Future of Two Unions

2018 ◽  
pp. 216-237
Author(s):  
Daniel Kenealy ◽  
John Peterson ◽  
Richard Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
British People ◽  
Theresa May ◽  
The Eu

This chapter considers the impact of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) decision to leave the EU. In June 2016, the UK held a referendum on continuing its EU membership. The UK voted to leave the EU by a narrow margin, but one large enough for its new Prime Minister (after David Cameron, who called the referendum, resigned), Theresa May, to call ‘Brexit’ (the process of Britain exiting the EU) ‘the settled will of the British people’. The result sent shock waves across Europe. This chapter seeks to explain how and why the Brexit vote occurred and what might happen—both to the UK and to the EU—as a result. Possible outcomes of the negotiations on Brexit are considered with a view to assessing their impact on the UK, the EU, and the future of European integration.

Measuring the permanent costs of Brexit

2018 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. R46-R55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Erken ◽  
Raphie Hayat ◽  
Carlijn Prins ◽  
Marijn Heijmerikx ◽  
Inge de Vreede
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Trade Barriers ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Macroeconometric Model ◽  
The Uk

We analyse the costs of Brexit. The results show that by 2030 a hard Brexit would reduce cumulative GDP growth by 18 percentage points compared to a situation where the UK continued its EU membership. The economic damage in our FTA and soft Brexit scenarios is less severe than in our hard Brexit scenario, although it will still cost the UK economy roughly 12.5 percentage points and 10 percentage points of cumulative GDP growth by 2030, respectively. We find much larger negative effects than most existing studies that use macroeconometric modelling to assess the effects of Brexit. This is due to two reasons. First, we use an improved tariff version of the macroeconometric model NiGEM, which enables us better to assess the negative impact of cost-push inflation resulting from imposed trade barriers. Second, we estimate a new productivity model for the UK, which allows us to gauge adequately the negative UK-specific effects on productivity caused by Brexit.

scholarly journals European service perspectives for people with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Holt ◽  
Helen Costello ◽  
Nick Bouras
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Uk

Services for people with intellectual disabilities, in the UK as elsewhere, have changed dramatically over the last 30 years; deinstitutionalisation has probably been the largest experiment in social policy in our time. The vast majority of people with intellectual disabilities, their families and carers have benefited from having a better quality of life as a result of deinstitutionalisation. However, much still needs to be done to integrate this population more into society and to ensure they are offered the appropriate supports to meet their needs.

scholarly journals The Consequences of the Austerity Policies for Public Services in the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 518-537
Author(s):  
Tania Arrieta Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Public Service Provision ◽  
And Shifts ◽  
The Uk

This article examines the changing landscape of public service provision in the UK during austerity. Austerity is presented through the notions of retrenchment, decentralisation and shifts in governance. The analysis shows that retrenchment and decentralisation eroded the capacity of public institutions to protect the provision of vital public services. This is revealed through the reduced provision of non-statutory services and the reinforcement of inequalities in service provision. Shifts in governance have led to mixed outcomes in the quality of services. This article also addresses how austerity influenced many of the problems observed in service provision during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vital public services in the UK faced the pandemic with a diminished resource base, heightened inequalities and significant fragmentation in service provision.

Varicose veins—Who should be referred?

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Onida ◽  
Alun H Davies ◽  
Ian Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Venous Disease ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Referral Criteria ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
The Uk

Varicose veins are a common, progressive condition in the UK, with significant negative effects on patients’ quality of life. Despite their prevalence, access to secondary care for the assessment and treatment of varicose veins can be variable throughout the country. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidelines developed in 2013 provide evidence-based guidance on the referral, assessment, and management of the patient with venous disease. In this article, we review the development of the guidelines for the management of varicose veins over the last 15 years, highlighting the latest changes in referral criteria.

Exports and Female Entrepreneurs

2019 ◽  
pp. 167-194
Author(s):  
Piers Thompson ◽  
Wenyu Zang
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Decision To Leave ◽  
Considerable Uncertainty ◽  
Foreign Affiliates ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk

The UK's decision to leave the European Union based on the 2016 referendum has created considerable uncertainty in the UK economy. For UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to survive, export markets may become more important. This chapter examines the impact from the presence of foreign direct investment (FDI). The influence of gender on this relationship has not been previously investigated. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) regression approaches are applied. A negative relationship is found between foreign influence and export propensity and intensity. No evidence is found for female entrepreneurs as a whole being affected to a greater extent. However, female entrepreneurs with less human capital are affected to a greater extent. These findings suggest that when seeking to attract FDI policymakers must be aware of the potential negative consequences. Training offered to the most vulnerable female entrepreneurs in collaboration with foreign affiliates might counter any negative effects to achieve greater positive knowledge spillovers.

scholarly journals How often do primary care veterinarians record the overweight status of dogs?

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola C. Rolph ◽  
Peter-John M. Noble ◽  
Alexander J. German
Keyword(s):  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Control Study

AbstractObesity is a prevalent medical condition in dogs caused by the excess accumulation of fat, with negative effects on quality of life, longevity and the risk of developing associated pathologies. However, it is unclear how frequently first-opinion veterinarians record dogs as overweight (OW) or obese in medical records, and what factors determine when they do. Data sourced through the Small Animal Surveillance Network were used to determine the relative frequency of recording OW status (obesity or OW) in dogs presented to the UK first-opinion practices. Cases were identified using a search of clinical record-free text for relevant keywords. A case–control study was then conducted, comparing dogs where the OW status was recorded with a control group of obese dogs with no diagnosis recorded. Of 49 488 consultations, the OW status was recorded in 671 dogs (relative frequency 1·4 %). Using multiple logistic regression, the OW status of a dog was more likely to be recorded when the consultation was for osteoarthritis (OR 5·42; 95 % CI 2·09, 14·07; P < 0·001) or lameness (OR 2·02; 95 % CI 1·20, 3·42; P = 0·006). Furthermore, the OW status was more commonly recorded in dogs that were members of a practice health scheme (OR 5·35; 95 % CI 1·57, 18·17; P = 0·04) and less commonly recorded in microchipped dogs (OR 0·43; 95 % CI 0·41, 0·91; P = 0·02). These results suggest that OW and obesity are underdiagnosed in the first-opinion practice. However, a presentation for orthopaedic disease appears a key prompt for recording the OW status. Further studies are now warranted to determine the reasons for such marked underdiagnosis.

Evaluation Using Random Assignment Experiments: Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Earnings Supplements

2003 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Doug Tattrie ◽  
Reuben Ford
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Welfare Receipt ◽  
Lone Parents ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Time Work ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Quality Of Research

The UK is preparing to start one of the largest random assignment evaluations of a new social policy that has ever been undertaken in Europe or North America. This juncture is a useful time to examine the merits of random assignment evaluation using new results from one-of the most widely cited experimental evaluations the Self-Sufficiency Project in Canada. Random assignment experiments are the most reliable approach to measure the impacts of changes in social policy. However, they are often expensive and cannot answer all relevant research questions. The Canadian Self-Sufficiency Project demonstrates these qualities. It showed that the provision of earnings supplements to lone parents who leave welfare for full-time work can increase employment and earnings and decrease welfare receipt. The high quality of research provides credible evidence that the large, initial programme expenditure can mostly be recovered through reduced welfare payments and higher taxes.

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