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   OpinionBrexit

I was an early Erasmus scholar, and I grieve for what British students have
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   Julian Baggini

   My time in Europe transformed my outlook; those who think Brexit is all
   about trade deals ignore what else was at stake
   University students
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   into a purely transactional one.

   To the mercantilist Brexiteers, any losses incurred are mere trifles.
   Take the end of the Erasmus scheme, which enabled students to spend
   time in other member states’ universities. Compared with fish quotas
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   protection, aid to development areas and vocational training”.

   The tragedy of the Brexit saga is that the case for the cultural value
   of EU membership was barely even made, for fear it would only fan the
   flames of nationalist antipathy to Europe. But since it was always a
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   Thanks to Covid, the neighbours haven’t been round for Christmas this
   year, and thanks to Brexit, in future we’ll be spending less quality
   time with our European neighbours too. The walls are going up again and
   no amount of trade windows can compensate for that.
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