Thread: Brexit discussion
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Old 08-02-2018, 18:58   #2008
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Re: Brexit discussion
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
The reports do include the benefits of trade deals with many countries. For reasons I can't fathom, old Boy ignores this. The Government's analysis states free trade with the rest of the world would add less than 1% in GDP
whilst leaving the EU would result in a 2%-8% reduction in GDP. https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonard...P3#.pn0jkvELzp
Well, that says it all, doesn't it? Less than 1%. That's all these 'independent civil servants' were able to bring themselves to admit!

The rest of the world is rather bigger than the EU, and 'less than 1%' is an embarrassing understatement that will come back to haunt them.
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