Now, I'm no @Jim_Cornelius but when Chloe Westley from Taxpayers Alliance on @MarrShow today claimed that food would be 17% cheaper after brexit, something didn't ring true. The claim was completely unchallenged by @bbcnickrobinson. So, let's take a look 1/
The claim comes from the 2017 TPA paper 'why the cost of living is so high' and the reference is here. So, let's take a look at the Halligan & Lyon reference. 2/