# 230. Brexit: What Happens Next? Prof. Katy Hayward

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Podcast: [The Ireland Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ireland-podcast-6592574)
Published: 2026-07-20T13:44:51+00:00
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## Resource

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, what has actually changed? In this final episode of our three-part series, Professor Katy Hayward looks beyond the politics of 2016 to examine Brexit's long-term consequences for Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom and Ireland. We discuss: • Has Brexit been an economic success or failure for Northern Ireland? • Has Brexit made a united Ireland more likely? • Who, if anyone, has benefited? • Has Brexit strengthened or weakened the Union? • How has it changed relations between Britain, Ireland and the European Union? • Why does the Windsor Framework continue to matter? • What happens if a border poll is eventually called? • How will historians judge Brexit in fifty years' time? Along the way, Prof. Hayward offers one of the most memorable explanations of the Windsor Framework you'll ever hear - describing it as a mythical creature: "a pony dressed up with a little glitter in its mane, an ice cream cone on its head... it shouldn't really exist." Whether you supported Leave or Remain, this conversation aims to explain rather than persuade. This is Part 3 of a special three-part series on Brexit. Relevant Links https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/post-brexit-governance-ni/ https://www.niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-business/brexit-and-beyond/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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