| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote 09:16 - Jun 14 with 4969 views | StokieBlue |
Now we are nearing 10 years since Brexit the vote and there is a good set of data from which we can draw some decent conclusions.
https://www.theguardian.com/po
The general conclusion is that it's been a bit of a disaster. There are some nice charts in the article but the main points are below:
- A decade later, the pound has never returned above its pre-Brexit level, hitting British holidaymakers in the pocket. From close to $1.50 against the dollar and €1.31 against the euro just after polling closed, the pound stands at $1.34 and €1.15.
- According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, the independent Treasury watchdog, the UK is on track to suffer a 4% hit to national income over a 15-year period.
- According to Bloom, employment in the UK is between 3% and 4% lower than it would have been under a remain scenario.
- Investment in the UK has fallen behind other countries by 18%
- Brexit has left the UK economy 6-8% smaller than other countries
The sooner a party can pluck up the courage to run on a pro-EU ticket the better. If eventually decide to join again without our veto and the pound then so be it.
With AI coming along, the rise in NEETs and the possible weakening of NATO, we don't need to be giving ourselves these other disadvantages as well. Not to mention a generation who have been denied the opportunities that freedom of movement would have allowed them.
SB [Post edited 14 Jun 9:29]
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| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 15:52 - Jun 15 with 294 views | Clapham_Junction |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 13:05 - Jun 15 by balcombeblue |
The UK does have tariff free and quota free access. Doesn’t it?
Agree with you on trade barriers mentioned |
The UK might have but UK overseas territories lost it. This is problematic for the likes of the Falklands, which exports much of its fish, wool and meat into Europe (the tariffs are over 40% for lamb). |  | | |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 17:35 - Jun 15 with 230 views | Leaky |
At the end of the day we are no longer a member of the EU, after a democratic vote, rather than argue about why don't we all make the best of it and make it work. |  | | |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 17:39 - Jun 15 with 212 views | reusersfreekicks |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 17:35 - Jun 15 by Leaky |
At the end of the day we are no longer a member of the EU, after a democratic vote, rather than argue about why don't we all make the best of it and make it work. |
So what do you think's been happening over the last few years?
If you walk into a door on purpose you try to recover but also wonder what did I do that for? |  | | |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 18:07 - Jun 15 with 190 views | MattinLondon |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 17:35 - Jun 15 by Leaky |
At the end of the day we are no longer a member of the EU, after a democratic vote, rather than argue about why don't we all make the best of it and make it work. |
Democracy doesn’t stop and end at the ballot box - by that notion no one should complain or abuse Keir Starmer. There was a democratic vote, Labour won and everyone else should be quiet for another couple years until the next election.
Brexit has been a disaster for the economy but I admit that that sounds too impersonal to really mean a lot.
If in your own household you embarked on a new financial initiative but it was costing far more - would you carry on regardless on go back to your previous way to doing things which was cheaper and more efficient? Kind of the same principle - sort of. [Post edited 15 Jun 18:21]
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| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 12:33 - Jun 16 with 95 views | BlueBadger |
| It's approaching 10 years since the Brexit vote on 17:35 - Jun 15 by Leaky |
At the end of the day we are no longer a member of the EU, after a democratic vote, rather than argue about why don't we all make the best of it and make it work. |
'Look, we've shât in this bed, that was our decision. We should therefore lie in it, rather than change the sheets' |  |
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