So I saw this article about scientists looking to leave the UK due to the wider ramifications of the potential withdrawal of the UK from the EU.

That tickled my memory a bit, and then I recalled:

"Big news back in the Old Country," Devlin replied
offhandedly. "Most of the country's top physicists suddenly leavin'
will have a tendency to make the papers. More Vulcans in Britain than
anyplace else on Earth, until last week, you know."

..from Symphony 1, 4th movement

The parallel isn't exact, but the underlying themes seem to...resonate.