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THE BREXIT AFFAIR

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  A tale of two cities (London and Parma...) Standing on the stairs outside of the health service in Parma on a cold November day, I realise how much Brexit has complicated my life and those living in the European Union and within the UK. One decision has put the lives of thousands of people on pause due to risks with employment, driving licences, residency issues and even families managing to stay together, just to touch the top of the iceberg. The issue now is that there are more issues than answers and everything is new and "a work in progress". Many countries have not managed to reach an agreement with the UK and so our futures are in the balance. We "the others" are going along in a mist of uncertainty, confronted with a continuously developing web of problems, when honestly all we want to do is work, continue going about our daily business as we always have done and use our skills to the best of our abilities for all countries concerned. Tired, slightly frustr...