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Tribute bands are all the rage these days. So it should come as no surprise that the triggering of article 50 was marked by a homage to a band that toured the country in the summer of 2016: Project Fear.

Project Fear 2017 has been playing its own versions of Beatles hits: I (Don't) Feel Fine, We (Can't) Work it Out and, of course, that all-time classic, While My Economy Gently Weeps. It has been quite a trip down memory lane to the days when the band's lead vocalist, George Osborne, was predicting immediate recession in the event of a Brexit vote.

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