Introduction; Alex de Ruyter and Beverley NielsenPART 1: BREXIT: PROGRESS, PROCESS AND ISSUES Chapter 1: Brexit and the Question of the UK Constitution; A C Grayling Chapter 2: The UK approach to Brexit; Patrick Minford Chapter 3: The UK economy and trade post-Brexit; Bernard Jenkin MP Chapter 4: The British Labour Party's attitude towards the EU - a brief history; John Mills Chapter 5: Explaining the Brexit Vote: A socio-economic and psychological exploration of the referendum vote; David Hearne, Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler and Kimberley M Hill Chapter 6: Custom Unions & Common Markets as economic security fault lines: The Garlic Case; Stefania Paladini PART 2: BREXIT THEMES Chapter 7: The Impact of Brexit on the City of London; Sir Mark Boleat Chapter 8: Brexit and the Potential Business Impact on English SMEs; Vicky Pryce, Beverley Nielsen and Steve McCabe Chapter 9: Brexit and the Auto Industry: understanding the issues for supply chain management; Di Li, Shishank Shishank, Alex de Ruyter, Syed Ali, David Bailey, David Hearne and Sukhwinder Salh Conclusion: Where do we go from here?; Alex de Ruyter and Beverley Nielsen

This book aims to bring together contributors from academia, politics and practice to discuss and debate the progress (or lack of) to date since Prime Minister Theresa May enacted the Article 50 process to leave the EU on March 29th 2017.

Alex de Ruyter is Professor and Director of the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University, UK. He holds a wealth of research experience and academic engagement in relation to Brexit and areas of regional economic development, skills and labour market issues. Beverley Nielsen is Associate Professor and Director at IDEA Institute at Birmingham City University, UK, where she has worked for the past 10 years as Visiting Tutor, MA Design Management, Director Employer Engagement and Director Corporate Affairs.