Brexit is a national tragedy in the service of narrow self-interest
by William Keegan from on (#4SW9E)
Boris Johnson and his cronies want nothing more than to turn Britain into a deregulated tax haven - whatever the cost
It takes a long time for economies to recover from a financial crisis, as was demonstrated after the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the world recession that followed.
Similarly, it has taken a decade for the British economy to recover from the banking crisis of 2007-09 - and, indeed, it is begging the question to assume that the recovery is complete. Far from it. As is being increasingly recognised, recovery was stifled by an ill-conceived austerity programme whose deleterious effects played no small role in the outcome of the 2016 referendum.
Brexit would be a damaging process that could go on for years and make our economy a lot poorer
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