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What we discuss:

There are hundreds to choose from all absolutely free kick off the new year. I'm just going to do it. I am going to use the B word: Brexit. This is Britain's breakaway from the European Union. We know that Brexit means Brexit. Putting aside all the politics, what does it really mean for the city of London in this historic event?

I've invited City of London tour guide Ian McDiarmid to join us. And he incidentally does a very interesting financial tour in the city as well. Thanks for joining us again.

So you are all things finance and I need some help with Brexit. So let's get down to it. Why is the city of London so important when we're talking about Brexit?

What is going to happen today? January the first 2021,  Britain left the EU at the end of January, 2020. And from January, 2020 to the end of December 2020, it was in transitional arrangements whereby the, all the rules put in place were still in place. And then on January, the first 2021, those arrangements came to an end and Britain fully left the EU.

How is the city affected by Brexit?

Is passporting effected by all of this?

For the benefits of the audience, what is passporting?

The EU is Britain's most important trade partner, but the proportion of trade goes to you has been declining for well over a decade now. And this just reflects the fact quite simply that economic growth is, is. It's more rapid than other parts of the world and Britain, is it to some extent escaping the dead hand of the EU.

If you'd like to know more about the financial setup and the history of the city of London then we have three podcasts ready for you to listen to:

027 The South Sea Bubble

019 London Coffeehouses

011 London's Coffeehouses and Commerce

And Ian has written a number of blog posts as well.

London's First Coffeehouse

Coffee Houses - a hot bed of revolution

London's Coffeehouses of 18th Century London

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