A Scottish Conservative MSP was left floundering on BBC Newsnight last night as the live audience revealed what they really thought about the state of the country right now after Brexit.
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.
Decision to leave shrank the British economy by reducing growth and spurring higher inflation, economists say.
Britons are counting the cost of Brexit as the combination of the referendum, pandemic and energy crisis takes its toll.
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.
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 21
10/02/2024
Poor regulation of harmful chemicals, the City losing control of trillions, the music industry on its knees ... more Brexit consequences.
Liars of the year: Our rundown of the terrible pork pies that disgraced and degraded public life in 2023
20/12/2023
After holding off some formidable competition, Michelle Mone has claimed the coveted title of The New European’s Liar of the Year for 2023.
In this week's update from ‘downside bunker’, more evidence emerges that Britain has effectively declared a trade war on itself.
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?
Flagship post-Brexit trade deal worth even less than ministers claimed, official estimates show
25/11/2023
The Independent revealed earlier this year government’s predicted 0.08% boost risked being an overestimate. / Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch was mocked for a prediction the deal with Asia-Pacific countries would grow the economy by 0.08%.
Ever wondered why your taxes are so high and public services are in such a poor state? Now you know.
Read it and weep. With no 'sunlit uplands' in sight, further research into the impact of Brexit confirms some of our worst fears.
Did Michael Gove Really Just Say Brexit Delivered On The Promise To Send £350m To The NHS?
03/10/2023
Michael Gove just claimed Brexit has “delivered” on Vote Leave’s boldest promise, suggesting it gives £350m a week to the NHS. But has it?
Top trade experts say conditions for hidden benefits claimed by Kemi Badenoch are ‘highly unlikely’.
World-renowned economist Adam Posen reveals some tough truths about Britain’s situation.
How much has Brexit cost the UK economy?
21/06/2023
How much has Brexit cost the UK economy? The best publicised estimate is that produced by John Springford of the Centre for European Reform, who concludes that UK GDP is currently about 5% lower than it would have been had we not voted to leave.
The 10 biggest lies of Brexit
21/06/2023
Seven years since the referendum, how have the “promises” made by the most prominent Brexiteers panned out? Here’s a rundown of the 10 most spectacular untruths.
Former Conservative Party chairman says on BBC Question "this is a word one isn’t supposed to use anymore" in attack on UK's problems.
A CERTAIN dreary and dismal familiarity has developed around the Tories’ desperate efforts to secure trade deals with countries outwith the European Union, having decided to turn their back on the UK’s biggest export market.
Nigel Farage: ‘Brexit has failed’
16/05/2023
Former UKIP leader blames Tory government for not taking advantage of leaving the EU.
European Central Bank research also indicates that a significant number of UK firms have ceased trading with the EU due to increased bureaucracy.
It has been almost two and a half years since the United Kingdom signed its post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU), which was expected to have multifaceted impacts on the UK economy.
“You bring Brexiters on, you never challenge them. You let them talk utter rubbish about Brexit. Year after year after year.”
Britain remains on track for a record fall in living standards over the two years to the end of March 2024, despite an upward revision to growth forecasts, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said on Wednesday.