Brexit: A Guide for the Perplexed - Movement of People

Seriously...

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.1 • 885 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The free movement of people from the EU has ended, but immigration has reached record levels. Former Brussels correspondent, Adam Fleming, charts how Britain’s workplaces and universities have changed as a result of Brexit, and learns from seasonal workers about the art of picking asparagus.

Producers: Sally Abrahams and Diane Richardson Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples Editor: China Collins Sound engineer: James Beard

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0:00.0	This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.
0:05.0	The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.
0:09.0	And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.
0:12.0	The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.
0:12.5	The IRA inmates who found a way.
0:14.5	I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path
0:19.5	through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.
0:25.0	The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.
0:28.5	Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:35.0	BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts.
0:39.0	Hello and welcome to Seriously from BBC Radio 4. I'm Adam Fleming and I'm hosting an episode of Brexit, a guide for the perplexed.
0:48.8	In this episode I'll explain what's going on with migration. To listen to all the episodes, just search for Brexit,
0:56.2	a guide for the perplexed on BBC Sounds.
0:58.8	Hi, I'm Adam, I reported on the Brexit negotiations for the BBC in Brussels, a perplexing time for everyone.
1:09.0	Adam Fleming is there for us. Oh, well, he was a minute ago, but ago but he's just like he's walked out of his
1:14.8	Studio cheeky monkey. My job was asking cheeky questions to the big players.
1:22.0	I met the Boris Johnson once.
1:24.0	And wearily tracking it all in my big set of ringbinders.
1:29.0	Here is the 585 page Brexit withdrawal agreement which will seal
1:34.6	the terms of the UK's divorce from the EU.
1:38.8	But I studied Brexit in lab conditions, not the real world.
1:42.8	This is my chance to see how it's working out,
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