Thread by @DanGarrahan

Until the UK signed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU in January 2020, British businesses could still trade easily with European customers. That changed overnight and many small companies were forced to make difficult decisions

Smaller businesses could not afford to open new distribution hubs in the European Union. Many have had to stop selling into the EU altogether

According to the OECD, economic growth in the UK, which has uniquely experienced Brexit, will grind to a halt in 2023. Only sanctioned Russia is forecast to perform worse in the G20

There is a political consensus that Brexit is settled. It has divided communities and families across the UK and neither the Conservatives nor the Labour party want to talk about its economic effects

This film features expert analysis from the @ft's @pmdfoster @GeorgeWParker @helentbiz @ChrisGiles_

And stories from three British businesses affected by Brexit

@LittleStarJewel @AstonChemicals @hampsteadtea

Thanks to all the help from the @FT video team @pgioub @JoeSinFT @tom_griggs James Sandy and @CodaPost

Final thanks must go to @richardptopping, our visual design wizard Russ Bikett, @patrickjenkins_ for giving me the green light and finally my commissioning editor - and my boss - @VeronicaKD, for trusting me to make this film. It wouldn’t have happened without your support.