Turns out economic changes don’t explode overnight — they just quietly show up years later as less investment, slower growth, and everyone arguing about whose fault it is instead of fixing it.
BenButton123 on
Hasn’t Britain’s growth in recent years been relatively similar to other major European countries like France and Germany though?
Why would Britain’s GDP, if they were in EU, have grown by that much when France and Germany’s haven’t? Seems like fairytale stuff tbh.
Elithiomel_Zakalwe on
Just as predicted & it has created a fertile ground for stirring up fascist malcontents. Who would have thought it!?
TokyoBaguette on
Brexit is an ongoing hit not a one time shock… And everytime the EU changes its rules it’s either follow or lose the most important market right next door.
The single biggest own goal of this great football nation.
sisali on
Why are these debunked figures used time and again in these ‘news’ articles. Can we at least get our facts correct when making these posts.
08TangoDown08 on
This is absolutely insane. 6-8% of GDP is massive, the UK should be doing everything it can to reintegrate its economy with the EU as soon as possible, that’s an insane amount of your GDP to just give up in an act of economic self harm.
Particularly infuriating when the people who voted for and encouraged Brexit are also the same people who constantly complain about the government not investing in the areas they care about. You’ve just killed your country’s economy you idiots.
Large-Examination650 on
Hopefully everyone will learn from this that collaboration is always rewarding for all involved.
EquivalentKick255 on
oh look, the debunked report resurfaces again.
If anyone cares, the report basis this off growth of the likes of Poland, Ireland and the USA. Not weirdly enough, Germany and France.
Basically the doppleganger approach decided that the UK should not be compared to France or Germany, instead faster groing economies.
mittfh on
No doubt Reform (and maybe the Conservatives) will blame our politicians for not Brexiting “properly” (i.e. not shooting ourselves in the foot even more by rescinding all EEC/EU-derived law, not signing any trade agreements with them, so therefore trading with them purely on WTO terms). They seem to live in a fantasy land where UK companies can stop trading with the bloc and sell to / import from the rest of the world instead – oh, and scrap most of the standards / regulations they currently have to adhere to on the purported grounds that they’re unnecessary, overly bureaucratic, hamper business and trade, plus the minimal regulations elsewhere in the world are adequately safe… 🙄
Asleep-Ad1182 on
These figures are ludicrous. They assume the UK would have grown more than America
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Turns out economic changes don’t explode overnight — they just quietly show up years later as less investment, slower growth, and everyone arguing about whose fault it is instead of fixing it.
Hasn’t Britain’s growth in recent years been relatively similar to other major European countries like France and Germany though?
Why would Britain’s GDP, if they were in EU, have grown by that much when France and Germany’s haven’t? Seems like fairytale stuff tbh.
Just as predicted & it has created a fertile ground for stirring up fascist malcontents. Who would have thought it!?
Brexit is an ongoing hit not a one time shock… And everytime the EU changes its rules it’s either follow or lose the most important market right next door.
The single biggest own goal of this great football nation.
Why are these debunked figures used time and again in these ‘news’ articles. Can we at least get our facts correct when making these posts.
This is absolutely insane. 6-8% of GDP is massive, the UK should be doing everything it can to reintegrate its economy with the EU as soon as possible, that’s an insane amount of your GDP to just give up in an act of economic self harm.
Particularly infuriating when the people who voted for and encouraged Brexit are also the same people who constantly complain about the government not investing in the areas they care about. You’ve just killed your country’s economy you idiots.
Hopefully everyone will learn from this that collaboration is always rewarding for all involved.
oh look, the debunked report resurfaces again.
If anyone cares, the report basis this off growth of the likes of Poland, Ireland and the USA. Not weirdly enough, Germany and France.
Odd that..
edit: Just to add some links
https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/17/the-lie-at-the-heart-of-starmers-brexit-reset/
another https://www.briefingsforbritain.co.uk/brexit-trade-myths-debunked/
another: https://www.briefingsforbritain.co.uk/brexit-economic-impact-analysis/
another https://tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-uk-economy-is-in-bad-shape-but-dont-blame-brexit
Basically the doppleganger approach decided that the UK should not be compared to France or Germany, instead faster groing economies.
No doubt Reform (and maybe the Conservatives) will blame our politicians for not Brexiting “properly” (i.e. not shooting ourselves in the foot even more by rescinding all EEC/EU-derived law, not signing any trade agreements with them, so therefore trading with them purely on WTO terms). They seem to live in a fantasy land where UK companies can stop trading with the bloc and sell to / import from the rest of the world instead – oh, and scrap most of the standards / regulations they currently have to adhere to on the purported grounds that they’re unnecessary, overly bureaucratic, hamper business and trade, plus the minimal regulations elsewhere in the world are adequately safe… 🙄
These figures are ludicrous. They assume the UK would have grown more than America