UK-EU: rebuilding a bridge

Defence, trade and youth mobility deal sparks cautious hope after Brexit divide

I came to London in 1997 for my first job, with a one-way ticket and a head full of plans. Back then, working here as an Italian felt natural. No visas, no red tape. Just a sense that the UK was an open, modern, European country.

Then came Brexit. And everything changed. For those of us who live between two cultures – Italian and British – it was like wa…