• DarkGamer@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It’s been incredible watching one of the great world powers essentially commit economic suicide. The UK had such a sweet deal as one of the founding members of the EU.

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      1 year ago

      It’s been incredible watching one of the great world powers essentially commit economic suicide

      I mean, it’s not great, but it’s also a long way from suicide.

      https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-growth-idUSKBN2AB18K

      “For the EU on average, the exit of the UK from the European Union on Free Trade Agreement terms is estimated to generate an output loss of around 0.5% of GDP by the end of 2022, and some 2.25% point for the UK,” the Commission said.