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Old 29-11-2018, 20:15   #3943
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
Well, quite apart from increased trade with the rest of the world, we will be free to bring in cheaper goods that haven't been the subject of EU tariffs designed to protect their own markets. That will also help the less well off in society. I bet that wasn't included in any economic forecasts!
Of which it’s all entirely speculative. We’ve no evidence that any of this will actually happen or we will be better off for it.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
The recently released scenarios from both the BoE and Treasury are both "worst case scenarios" and use the assumption the the UK get no FTA deal from anyone else in the world along with other "worst case" assumptions.

That is your fact based rebuttal and totally emotionless.
Indeed those are things the BoE publicise, it’s not a secret.

Nobody has alternative, positive forecasts though. Just the glorious unquantifiable future that led to Brexiteers resigning from cabinet, it was so good.
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