Why has the UK ditched participation in Erasmus+? The loss of UK access to the Erasmus+ programme post-Brexit has inspired widespread sadness and anger in the United Kingdom. The reactions have run the gamut of “Erasmus changed my life” to “it will blow a hole in the UK economy”, “many employers deeply value the kind of international experience the Erasmus scheme helps foster” and regret for losing out on the chance of “ensuring that we are viewed as an open, tolerant and welcoming country to the rest of the world”. There has also been sympathetic international reaction to participation in Erasmus being dropped.