Brexit or Bremain? Future options for UK agricultural policy and the CAP

Swinbank, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2526-2026 (2016) Brexit or Bremain? Future options for UK agricultural policy and the CAP. Eurochoices, 15 (2). pp. 5-10. ISSN 1478-0917 doi: 10.1111/1746-692X.12126

Abstract/Summary

The outcome of the UK’s referendum on continued EU membership is at the time of writing uncertain, and the consequences of a vote to remain (‘Bremain’) or leave (‘Brexit’) difficult to predict. Polarised views have been voiced about the impact of Brexit on UK agriculture, and on the nature and level of funding, of future policy. Policymakers would not have the luxury of devising a new policy from scratch. WTO rules and commitments, the nature of any future accord with the EU, budget constraints, the rather different perspectives of the UK’s devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the expectations of farmers, landowners and the environmental lobby, will all impact the policymaking process. The WTO dimension, and the UK’s future relationship with the EU, are particularly difficult to predict, and – some commentators believe – may take years to resolve. Brexit’s impact on the future CAP is also unclear. A vote to remain within the EU would not necessarily assuage the Eurosceptics’ criticisms of the EU, or the UK’s perception of the CAP. Whatever the outcome, future agricultural, food and rural land use policies will remain key preoccupations of European governments.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/65623
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/1746-692X.12126
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
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