And yet the people (or at least 31% of those qualified to vote) voted for Brexit. A shrinking of our economy and status in the world that came with a cast iron guarantee to make us poorer, have higher unemployment, fewer opportunities, remove our freedom of movement in our continent and our children’s future less secure in a dangerous world. So it isn’t always “It’s the economy, stupid” if you have a charismatic politician selling snake oil.
The irony here is that you think you are so correct, yet you arent. If you look at the facts, there is not a metric that the EU is doing better on by any note. In terms of wage growth, unemployment etc we are - and have - significantly outperformed them. On GDP growth there isnt a fag paper between it.
EU Inflation 2%, UK 3.8%. EU growth since Covid 6.0%. UK 4.5%. Admittedly EU unemployment is 1.25% higher than ours, but the bloc carries the burden of bringing the emerging economies in the east up to speed. EU GDP $19.9 Tr, UK GDP $3.84 Tr. Us <20% the size of them who reap economies of scale and safety in numbers, with individual economies protected by the ECB. Had we not screwed over our former friends in mainland Europe with Brexit, the EU would be the 2nd largest global economy. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Visiting the mature EU economies, the UK public realm is 3rd world in comparison. Roads inadequate, bumpy and overcrowded. Took 7 hrs to drive to London from Cornwall yesterday. Trains dirty crowded slow and unaffordable. Utilities failing - sewage. Civil unrest. The tyranny of the majority FPP electoral system a opposed to PR. Brexit has made us a failing, divided society.
And yet the people (or at least 31% of those qualified to vote) voted for Brexit. A shrinking of our economy and status in the world that came with a cast iron guarantee to make us poorer, have higher unemployment, fewer opportunities, remove our freedom of movement in our continent and our children’s future less secure in a dangerous world. So it isn’t always “It’s the economy, stupid” if you have a charismatic politician selling snake oil.
The irony here is that you think you are so correct, yet you arent. If you look at the facts, there is not a metric that the EU is doing better on by any note. In terms of wage growth, unemployment etc we are - and have - significantly outperformed them. On GDP growth there isnt a fag paper between it.
EU Inflation 2%, UK 3.8%. EU growth since Covid 6.0%. UK 4.5%. Admittedly EU unemployment is 1.25% higher than ours, but the bloc carries the burden of bringing the emerging economies in the east up to speed. EU GDP $19.9 Tr, UK GDP $3.84 Tr. Us <20% the size of them who reap economies of scale and safety in numbers, with individual economies protected by the ECB. Had we not screwed over our former friends in mainland Europe with Brexit, the EU would be the 2nd largest global economy. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Visiting the mature EU economies, the UK public realm is 3rd world in comparison. Roads inadequate, bumpy and overcrowded. Took 7 hrs to drive to London from Cornwall yesterday. Trains dirty crowded slow and unaffordable. Utilities failing - sewage. Civil unrest. The tyranny of the majority FPP electoral system a opposed to PR. Brexit has made us a failing, divided society.