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Of all the crud thrown around in #NoDeal #Brexit hubris, the ‘Ireland as hostage in suicide threat’ meme has to be one of the worst.
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express.co.uk/news/uk/115133…
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express.co.uk/news/uk/115133…
After meeting Barnier yesterday, Barclay said:
“I think the impact of no-deal is greater to the Irish economy than it is in the UK. So the EU want to avoid no-deal.”
That ‘I think’ is doing a lot of work there.
In that it isn't quite accurate.
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“I think the impact of no-deal is greater to the Irish economy than it is in the UK. So the EU want to avoid no-deal.”
That ‘I think’ is doing a lot of work there.
In that it isn't quite accurate.
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The fact is that, sure, Ireland will be deeply affected by #NoDeal, and in an intrinsically negative way.
Economic analysis predicts a fall of around 0.5-1.5% in GDP in the year afterwards, with a cumulative effect of -4.5% by 2023.
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irishtimes.com/business/econo…
Economic analysis predicts a fall of around 0.5-1.5% in GDP in the year afterwards, with a cumulative effect of -4.5% by 2023.
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irishtimes.com/business/econo…
