Brexit's Irony: Rejoining Erasmus for Gains

Boris Johnson pulled the UK out of Erasmus in 2020 as an act of ideological spite, ripping away opportunities for pupils, apprentices, teachers and young people to satisfy a narrow obsession with cutting ties to Europe. The noise now is cynical, with Brexit diehards feigning outrage about cost only because Britain is rejoining an EU scheme.

Rejoining is a straightforward gain, because the money comes back through skills, jobs and local spending, and because Erasmus spreads opportunity far beyond universities, strengthening the economy in the process.

Jack Dart
Founder
Reform Watch, MyNHSBill