Background: What is a Citizens’ Assembly

What is a Citizens’ Assembly? A citizens’ assembly is a way of giving members of the public a voice in important policy decisions. The members of a citizens’…

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Background: The Brexit Process

Brexit: Where are we now? Brexit is taking place through several steps: In June last year, UK voters decided to leave the EU in a national referendum. …

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Background: A Quick Introduction to the EU

What is the European Union? The European Union (EU) is a group of 28 European countries. These countries are known as ‘member states’. The EU is like a…

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Immigration: Issues to Consider

There are many issues to consider when thinking about policies on immigration and emigration. Different people will care about different issues. There is no one right answer. Here…

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Immigration: Options for the Future

Overview The UK has to make a decision about what immigration system it wants for EU citizens who would like to come to stay in the UK after…

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Immigration: The Numbers

How Many People Are Coming to the Uk and How Many Are Leaving? The charts in this briefing paper give you some numbers on immigration. The first two…

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Immigration: How It Works Today

Our system of immigration and emigration can be split into two parts: Migration to and from countries inside the EU Migration to and from countries outside…

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Immigration: The Basics

What are Immigration and Emigration? Emigration and immigration happen when people move from one country to another. Emigration is movement from a country. Immigration is movement into a country.

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Trade: Free Trade Vs Protectionism

The Citizens’ Assembly is looking at what kind of trade arrangement the UK should seek with the EU. The debates can get quite detailed and confusing. But there…

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Trade: Issues to Consider Before Making Trade Policy

There are many issues that we can consider when looking at trade policy. Different people will care about different issues – there is no single right answer. Here…

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