The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film
Why Hacker News recommends it
Pointed to as an in-depth, journalistic account of Brexit's economic aftermath.
What it is
A Financial Times film examining how Brexit hurt the UK economy, with FT writers and business people. It looks at trade effects, political silence about the costs, and the absence of a convincing Brexit dividend.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2022 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec open-source-ux · 2022-10 · on “Brexit update (August 2022) [video]”
For a more in-depth look at Brexit, watch this excellent documentary from the Financial Times (FT): The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK [this video]
Recommends madog · 2022-10 · on “Global media ask what's happened to Britain”
Just to add to this there was a good Financial Times film [1] recently that covered the after effects of Brexit. Covid and Ukraine have allowed politicians to divert attention away from the economic disaster that Brexit has been, and have been handy scapegoats, but the fact Brexit has damaged the U.K. economically is undeniable. 1: [this video]
Recommends shagie · 2022-11 · on “Bank of England expects UK to fall into longest ever recession”
With the mess of England's prime minster, a number of Brexit videos showed up in my feed on Youtube... some of the ones that I've watched that are interesting. A German documentary (it has English subtitles for the German narration)): British Fishermen and Brexit | ARTE.tv Documentary [LINK] A financial times article on Brexit - The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film [this video] A TLDR from earlier this week: No-one Likes Brexit Anymore: What Happens Next? [LINK] (the main part on this relevant is the polling and the corresponding events) --- There's a fair bit of Brexit-regret going on now and some people apparently still think its a good idea. At the time of the referendum,
Cites jsemrau · 2022-11 · on “Bank of England expects UK to fall into longest ever recession”
I'd agree after watching this YT video by the Financial Times. Suddenly having to pay import taxes led many companies to move operations to mainland Europe. [this video]
Cites zoenolan · 2023-12 · on “Brexit has failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll”
What pmuk said in a sibling comment, plus - Destabilising Northern Ireland [1] - Problems harvesting crops [2] - Breaking international law [3] - Irish supply chains have been reconfigured to bypass the UK [4] Economics Explained recently did a couple of videos on the UK economy and the current problems. Not limited to Brexit but also not made better [5][6]. The FT did a similar video a year ago [7] [1] [LINK] [2] [LINK] [3] [LINK] [4] [LINK] [5] [LINK] [6] [LINK] [7] [this video]
Cites mrtksn · 2024-10 · on “All software in EU under product liability from 2026”
Sure, here's the list of the things you have to do to trade with EU that you previously didn't had to: [LINK] [LINK] Commercial Invoice: A detailed invoice for each transaction is needed for customs clearance, containing information like the value of goods, description, and terms of sale. Packing List: Provides details of the goods being shipped, quantities, weights, and packaging information. It's used by customs to verify contents. Commodity Codes (HS Codes): Classify the goods you are trading. These codes determine the duties and VAT that may apply. Certificates of Origin:If your goods are eligible for preferential treatment (e.g., lower tariffs), you might need proof of origin to claim t