Thread: Britain outside the EU
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Old 24-11-2023, 16:38   #5626
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
Is that 'massive'? The referenced article said (and you didn't) that the impact on consumers was 0.6%.
You should be concerned by an 11% increase in costs making British companies less competitive. They're the country's future.
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And might that not be part of the price of sovereignty? You Remainers seem to see everything Brexit in the light of economics.
There's always a trade-off in sovereignty v global influence and prosperity. I think if this trade off had been acknowledged at the time by Brexiters, the economics would not need pointing out.

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Covid & Ukraine have completely eclipsed the economic effects of Brexit.
I'm afraid those two situations don't give you a get out of jail free card for Brexit.
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