Does Brexit really bring economic reasons to be cheerful? | Letters
by Letters from on (#4YSVT)
David Hunter says we won't be better off outside the EU, and John Dodds says the UK will lack economic clout
Is Larry Elliott the only economist apart from Patrick Minford who believes we are better off outside the EU (Why there are many reasons to be cheerful, 1 February)? His attempt to defend such a calamitous and damaging act flies in the face of virtually all respected expert analysis.
Being part of the EU has civilised this country in a way that would have been otherwise unthinkable. Workers' rights, environmental protection, social and regional development immediately come to mind. Does he truly believe a government led by Boris Johnson is going to unleash allegedly hidden potential and end the north-south divide by loosening state aid rules and taking other measures? More likely we'll end up as the 51st US state or worse.
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