I'm not an economist. I'm a law grad. So for me, economically, it was just about the cost/burden of having different laws to our main trading partner.
So, having not left the EU, I thought we'd be doing BETTER than we are now. I remember feeling shocked hearing this:
So, having not left the EU, I thought we'd be doing BETTER than we are now. I remember feeling shocked hearing this:
Which is why It's always been so frustrating hearing Brexiters say "See! Everything's fine now! Can't trust any of you 'experts'".
When that referendum result came in NOTHING ACTUALLY CHANGED. All we had was speculation about a future change (Single Market, Customs Union etc...)
When that referendum result came in NOTHING ACTUALLY CHANGED. All we had was speculation about a future change (Single Market, Customs Union etc...)
Brexit = UK Leaving the EU. That hasn't happened.
Right now we have a moving train whose tracks lead off a cliff. There's some panic on board. Some people have jumped off. But many people are saying, "You said we'd crash, but we're fine now, so we can't trust you"
Right now we have a moving train whose tracks lead off a cliff. There's some panic on board. Some people have jumped off. But many people are saying, "You said we'd crash, but we're fine now, so we can't trust you"
Everything we've seen since the referendum has been people/governments/businesses *preparing* for Brexit, based on their predictions.
So to use the state of the UK pre-Brexit to say we can't trust predictions, when the state of the country pre-Brexit, is based on predictions...
So to use the state of the UK pre-Brexit to say we can't trust predictions, when the state of the country pre-Brexit, is based on predictions...
