Citizens' rights – Brexit Means... podcast
Jon Henley and the team look at where both UK citizens abroad and EU citizens in the UK stand and what is likely to happen now that we are a year away from Brexit
Mar 28, 2018•34 min
The Guardian’s Brexit Means ...
We delve into the nitty gritty of Brexit and try to make some sort of sense of it, bringing you episodes as and when you need them. We’ll be hearing from Britons and Europeans, leavers and remainers, politicians and ordinary people, economists, businessmen, lawyers, researchers, campaigners and many more about what Brexit means for them, for the UK and for the EU, how it might work – and how it might not. It's a podcast that can’t get enough of experts ... and we want to hear from you too
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Episodes
The transition deal – Brexit Means ... podcast
What does the new transition deal resolve and is it all pointless anyway? The Brexit Means team tries to figure it out
Mar 21, 2018•30 min
Are the EU's draft trade guidelines reasonable? Brexit Means… podcast
We take a look at what amounts to first outline of what the future relationship between the US and the UK might look like – as far as the EU is concerned
Mar 14, 2018•25 min
A tale of three speeches – Brexit Means podcast
Including Theresa May’s long-awaited intervention that was supposed to reveal what ‘Brexit means Brexit’ actually means
Mar 07, 2018•37 min
Brexit Means ... the EU's draft treaty and Labour's options
We join the Guardian’s Politics Weekly podcast to discuss a pivotal week for Brexit
Mar 01, 2018•35 min
Is the government backpedalling and where does Labour stand? Brexit Means ... podcast
This time, it’s a tale of three speeches, a letter, a potentially explosive chinwag at Chequers – and a bit of a bombshell
Feb 22, 2018•23 min
What does France want from Brexit? Brexit Means ... podcast
Jon Henley examines what France makes of the UK’s decision to leave the EU: what’s their strategy for dealing with it and is it the case that they – perish the thought – hope to benefit from it?
Feb 14, 2018•36 min
Figuring out what the UK wants after Brexit: Brexit Means … podcast
The debate this week has revolved mainly around the customs union – or, if you prefer, a customs union, or a customs arrangement or even a customs partnership. What kind of relationship does the UK want with the EU after Brexit?
Feb 07, 2018•24 min
What does Germany want from Brexit? Brexit Means ... podcast
This week, we discuss Germany in the second of our occasional series on how different EU27 countries view Brexit – what they make of Britain’s decision to leave and why, how they are responding, and what they want from a final deal
Feb 02, 2018•40 min
Should the UK stay in a customs union with the EU? Brexit Means... podcast
The Brexit Means… team look at the staying in the customs union and what we learned from Emmanuel Macron visit
Jan 25, 2018•25 min
What does Poland want from Brexit? Brexit Means ... Podcast
This week we’ll be discussing Poland as part of our new series looking at how some of the EU27 states view Brexit: which factors influence their position, whether their interests might affect talks on the future trading relationship between Britain and the bloc – and maybe help, or hinder, UK efforts to achieve a more favourable, even a bespoke, deal
Jan 17, 2018•46 min
What next for Brexit in 2018? Brexit Means … podcast
After last year’s rollercoaster, Jon Henley and the team discuss what the next few months may hold
Jan 10, 2018•28 min
How will the UK's tech sector fare outside the EU? Brexit Means … Podcast
We’re looking at Britain’s booming, youthful tech sector. Many in the industry are worried that Brexit will make it harder to reach EU customers; harder to find and employ the necessary talent; harder to attract investment from abroad, including from the European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund; and harder to convince international companies to operate in the UK at scale
Dec 27, 2017•38 min
The big moments of 2017: Brexit Means … Podcast
For this, our final episode of the year, we thought it might be an idea to take stock of the past 12 months and look forward to the next. What were the key Brexit turning points this year, and what – as far as anyone can tell, of course – is 2018 likely to bring?
Dec 20, 2017•34 min
What can we learn from the latest Brexit deal? Brexit Means ... podcast
Confused about what just happened in Brexitland? It’s time for the Guardian podcast to shed some light. Join me, Dan Roberts, and two of our top experts, Lisa O’Carroll and Jennifer Rankin, for a special edition that dives into the meat of Friday’s divorce agreement and unpicks what will be left after Christmas
Dec 13, 2017•20 min
What exactly went wrong during that crucial Brexit lunch? Brexit Means ... podcast
An urgent call from Arlene Foster interrupted Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker’s lunch date. We take a look at what went wrong and why, and forward to where on earth things might go from here
Dec 05, 2017•20 min
Countdown to the EU summit deadline – Brexit Means … podcast
With less than a week to go before the deadline set by Donald Tusk, the European council president, for Britain to come up with an acceptable offer on the financial settlement and a credible solution for the Irish border if it wants to move on to the second stage of Brexit talks by mid-December, things are starting to get a little bit squeaky …
Nov 29, 2017•28 min
Scotland's future: Brexit Means... podcast
Libby Brooks and Catherine Stihler join Jon Henley to look at how Brexit might affect remain-voting Scotland
Nov 21, 2017•32 min
A news-packed look at the past two weeks – Brexit Means ... podcast
In this week’s Brexit Means ... podcast we’ll be looking at three standouts from the past couple of weeks – the increasing weakness of the UK government, the Irish border and the EU getting increasingly fed up with us
Nov 15, 2017•21 min
NHS at centre of storm: Brexit Means … podcast
This week we’re talking health. Leaving the EU was meant to be about giving the NHS £350m extra a week. Instead it has become a major threat to the health service’s existence, thanks to a staffing crisis. Dan Roberts, our health team and the head of the Royal College of Nurses discuss what happens next
Nov 09, 2017•28 min
What would no Brexit look like? Brexit Means... Podcast
We ask whether it is possible for Britain to change its decision to leave the EU and, if so, how might it happen?
Nov 01, 2017•23 min
What will become of food and farming? Brexit Means … podcast
We ask how farming and food production industry will be affected by UK’s departure from European Union
Oct 25, 2017•42 min
Have we come to the end of the negotiations road? Brexit Means … podcast
There’s no point beating around the bush. It is time for the Brexit means podcast to talk about the dreaded ‘no deal’
Oct 18, 2017•20 min
Where do Labour and the Conservatives now stand on Brexit? Brexit Means … podcast
As the next round of Brexit talks get under way amid few signs of a breakthrough, and with the main party conferences behind us, this week we look at what is known about where the two main parties stand on the big Brexit issues, and how far their positions might, or might have to, shift
Oct 10, 2017•31 min
Are things likely to get moving anytime soon? Brexit Means … podcast
This week we’ll be talking harsh words – in both Manchester and Strasbourg – and asking whether, behind the rhetoric and the seemingly immovable positions, anything at all may be shifting
Oct 05, 2017•21 min
Six months on: what has happened so far? Brexit Means... podcast
Jon Henley and team attempt to shine a light through the fog that has fallen since article 50 was triggered on 29 March
Sep 27, 2017•40 min
What is Boris Johnson playing at? – Brexit Means ... podcast
Jon Henley and guests discuss the foreign secretary’s exaggerated and occasionally downright inaccurate picture of the ‘glorious’ future awaiting Britain
Sep 20, 2017•20 min
How will leaving the EU affect universities and research? Brexit Means ... podcast
Jon Henley and guests discuss the potential impact of Brexit on higher education, from lecturers to students to funding
Sep 13, 2017•43 min
Is Britain expecting the impossible? Brexit Means... podcast
‘Nobody said it would be easy,’ says David Davis. We discuss what has been making life difficult for the Brexit secretary this week
Sep 07, 2017•19 min
Is a frictionless Irish border 'magical thinking'? – Brexit Means... podcast
After Brexit, the 310-mile boundary between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will become the only land border between Britain and the European Union – with potentially major consequences for the movement of large volumes of goods and people, and for the survival of the 20-year-old peace process that followed the Good Friday agreement
Sep 01, 2017•40 min
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