Fishermen sold out, NI sold out. We traded with the rest of the world anyway, just it was easier in the huge bloc that is the EU. We have lost free movement of labour. Try asking yourself why Switzerland just voted for it and the US has mass immigration? It’s because we got the brightest and the best of the EU’s young people coming here and working. Guess what, their productivity is better than ours. They are an economic advantage we have just lost. Coming from a European culture too, they integrate very well.
Tired old badly educated Brits couldn’t hack it so blame the immigrants. If you don’t understand economics you shouldn’t post on the subject.
There is an argument for Brexit, but it has nothing to do with economics. Shackled by the EU. Ask yourself how daft that sounds. Has the German economy been shackled by the EU, has the French motor industry been shackled by the EU, why does every developing country in Europe and the Turkish empire dream of EU membership. Economically we are certain to be worse off. If you are selflessly promoting the virtues of sacrifice for future generations good for you. But as the noted economist Keynes said, ‘In the long term we are all dead’ No one would have voted for Brexit if the truth about an economic hit was told. That’s not to say you can’t want Brexit for other reasons, but it’s dishonest to make believe it has anything to do with economic prosperity. The mere fact of ending freedom of movement…for whatever reason…will damage us economically. If it wasn’t for immigrants here the economy would be in a very poor state. It is an absolute fact. Repeat fact accepted by even the Brexiteers that immigrants from the EU contribute more than they cost. They are young and fit and hungry for work. As Conservative HQ was forced to concede during the election.
Brexit is been and done. Judge it when we are asking to come back in the EU as our trade deteriorates and we are once again the ‘sick man of Europe’