Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 30
12/04/2024
The stock exchange ‘going down the gurgler’, a ‘hammer blow’ to the food industry, married Britons punished, and some rare Brexit upsides
The UK’s goods trade is lagging far behind the rest of the G7, while services are booming.
Brexit hitting UK economy and damage set to worsen with new trade barriers, Budget watchdog warns
07/03/2024
Brexit is dragging down the economy and its impact is set to get worse due to new trade barriers, the Government’s Budget watchdog is warning.
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 24
01/03/2024
In this week's Brexit downsides, extra food labelling costing up to £250mn, a huge drop in overseas students, veterinary shortages in NI, and more.
The key to net zero? UK-EU cooperation
01/03/2024
With finances tight and growth sluggish, closer alignment would bring mutual benefit.
Brexit Britain has 'significantly underperformed' compared to EU and US since 2016 referendum
14/02/2024
The UK has "significantly underperformed" compared to the European Union and the US since the referendum in 2016, new Goldman Sachs analysis shows.
The UK's economy is 5% smaller than it would have been if it had chosen to stay in the European Union, according to an analysis by Goldman Sachs.
Britain has “significantly underperformed” compared with the EU and US since the vote to leave in June 2016, Goldman Sachs claims.
Decision to leave shrank the British economy by reducing growth and spurring higher inflation, economists say.
Businesses that make sporting goods, children’s toys, jewellery and medical goods have struggled the most with the border costs imposed by the UK’s decision to leave the EU.
The UK government has delayed health and safety checks on food imports from the European Union for the fifth time in three years amid fears that the extra controls will push up food prices and disrupt vital supplies.
Clues point to Britain’s 2016 vote as City suffers brutal losing streak.
Despite the promise leaving the EU would help the UK control its borders, most people surveyed said Brexit had hampered the ability to control immigration.
The Guardian’s in-house Brexit apologist
06/12/2023
Why does the newspaper continue to publish Larry Elliot’s Corbynite nonsense on the EU?
In this week's update from ‘downside bunker’, more evidence emerges that Britain has effectively declared a trade war on itself.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt blamed Brexit for years of political instability, admitting that the turmoil in government undermined Britain economically.
Ever wondered why your taxes are so high and public services are in such a poor state? Now you know.
Dave Ramsden said the 2016 referendum had contributed to a lower “speed limit” for the UK economy compared to other nations.
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 9
17/11/2023
Your weekly update from the Brexit ‘downside bunker’, chronicling the downsides, and occasional upsides, of Brexit.
Read it and weep. With no 'sunlit uplands' in sight, further research into the impact of Brexit confirms some of our worst fears.
Leaving the European Union had an impact on the UK economy equivalent to the coronavirus pandemic and likely reduced output by 4%, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility told the BBC.
Manufacturers warn of ‘devastating price war’ on consumers if tariffs are enforced in 2024.
The US economist and former Monetary Policy Committee member on how Britain became so poor and where Labour is going wrong.
'Are We Still Paying The Price?': BBC Presenter Clashes With Minister Over Brexit's Economic Impact
11/08/2023
Treasury secretary John Glen tried to dodge the question when quizzed on the Today programme.