Leading foreign academics acting as expert advisers to the UK government have been told they will not be asked to contribute to any government work and analysis on Brexit because they are not British nationals. The news was met with outrage by many academics, while legal experts questioned whether it could be legal under anti-discrimination laws and senior politicians criticised it as bewildering. Hagemann tweeted on Thursday:Sara Hagemann (@sarahagemann) UK govt previously sought work& advice from best experts. It is understood up to nine LSE academics specialising in EU affairs have been briefing the Foreign Office on Brexit issues, but the school was informed by a senior FCO official that submissions from non-UK citizens would no longer be accepted. European academics, who make up about 15% of research and teaching staff at British universities, responded with dismay.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2016 12:56 UTC