by Nando Sigona (@nandosigona) If 18 months of pandemic were not enough to push society to the verge of a nerve breakdown, then came the vaccine passports in all their shapes and forms to make lives even more miserable. And Brexit is adding its fair bit to the mix. This is especially the case if…
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EU nationals in the UK at a time of Brexit: Brexit Brits Abroad podcast
Listen to the Episode: EU nationals in the UK at a time of Brexit In this episode, Dr Michaela Benson invites Prof. Nando Sigona onto the podcast to talk about the issues that Brexit raises for EU27 citizens and their families living in the United Kingdom. As he highlights, beyond the headlines about citizens rights…
“Leaving feels like a funeral”: Portrait of a EU family that left London
Nicole is originally from Germany. Hemmo is Dutch. We visited Nicole, Hemmo and their children at their home in London just a few days before they moved to the Netherlands. Everything is already packed and ready to ship. ‘Leaving feels like a funeral’, says Nicole. This portrait is part of In the Shadow of Brexit,…
London is the capital of a more cosmopolitan and yet fragile idea of Europe
Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham London is one of the capitals of the EU, home to over 1.1m non-British EU citizens, including a large number of families and children. This, according to my team’s ongoing analysis of data from across the EU, is by far the largest conglomerate of non-native EU citizens in the EU….
Portraits of EU families in London: the book
In the Shadow of Brexit is now available on line and in print. It can be downloaded for free on our website. Hard copies are available print-on-demand from Blurb shop. You can hear the voices and views of the families in the book using the QR codes in the book, or this website or browsing…
In the shadow of Brexit: launch and debate
Launch event for “In the shadow of Brexit: Portraits of EU families in London”, photo and video series produced by Eurochildren to capture the diversity of EU families in London through the stories of fifteen families. The launch will be followed by a panel discussion on the representation of EU citizens and Brits abroad in…
‘Congratulations on your achievement’: the day I became British
How does one mark the ceremony to become British? With mixed feelings, in many cases. By Nando Sigona (originally published in OpenDemocracy) ‘Congratulations on your achievement’, ‘I heard congratulations are in order’, ‘well done’. I look at my interlocutor undecided on what to reply. A smiling face looks at me, expecting a response. Eventually I…
“Despite Brexit, London is still one of the best places for a Roma to be”: Portraits of EU families in London
Mihai and Malvina are both from the same town in Northern Romania but they met in London. He is Romani, she is of Hungarian descent. Mihai is a campaigning and advocacy worker and Malvina is now looking after baby David who was born in London four days after we met them.
“We are prepared for any eventuality”: Portrait of EU families in London
Piotr is a claims adjuster, Ewelina an economist. Both are originally from Poland but met in France. They moved to London in 2005. Patrick (8) and Isabella (5)are born in the UK. They all have British passports.
