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Brexit’s Economic Damage Is Getting Real
The costs of Brexit are growing, and that dividend is still elusive.
The 350-million-pound-a-week question.
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As Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union enter their crunch moment, let’s be clear on one thing: The EU doesn’t need to punish Britain for leaving; the referendum did that just fine.
Latest figures show the warnings of economic self-harm Brexiters like Boris Johnson derided as Project Fear are fast becoming real, while the promises of a Brexit dividend are still too remote even to assess.