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Well, most of the dire economic predictions of Brexit would never pan out until Brexit actually happens anyway, so it's way too early to expect that. It's not l
by mathw 10y ago
Well, most of the dire economic predictions of Brexit would never pan out until Brexit actually happens anyway, so it's way too early to expect that. It's not like things were going to collapse immediately upon the result of the vote (although the drop in Sterling in the immediate aftermath was pretty impressive).
Yes, there are downsides to the EU, but the idea that we can do better by going it alone just seems absurd to me.
- agd 10y agoWe will not know for a while yet but the sample size of this event is 0. We have no historical precedent to learn from. What we do know is that the specific growth predictions from the government, thinktanks, Bank of England, and independent economists for the immediate aftermath of the referendum turned out to be completely wrong.