“Meanwhile, Allan rejected suggestions from the Bank of England’s governor that people should not ask for big pay rises because…
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“Research shows the Leave vote had a sizeable negative effect on the economy even before the UK left the EU.…
“The impact of either ‘Brexit’ or Covid-19 would have been bad enough; together they’ve proved disastrous.” https://www.cityam.com/brexit-and-pandemic-have-cost-uk-businesses-250bn-each-but-eu-departure-tally-now-rising-faster-than-covid-disruption/
“Britain’s productivity performance trailed behind almost all of its Group of Seven peers between the Brexit referendum and the pandemic.”…
““Leaving the EU (‘Brexit’) would lower trade between the UK and the EU because of higher tariff and non-tariff barriers…
“So far, the UK has been able to use the pandemic as cover to explain supply-chain issues, but an open…
“Increased unemployment, bankruptcies and the impact of Brexit are expected to limit the pace of the recovery.” https://www.ft.com/content/21abdaf0-b3b6-4cf9-93f2-007fc1b1b1c8
“A dozen Tory MPs voted against slashing VAT on energy bills, despite promising to do so if Brexit went ahead.”…
“The euro currency was introduced as cash on 1 January 2002. The single currency has mitigated the impact of external…