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Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by jacquesm on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:12AM (#11969521)
The UK national debt is all in Pounds.

But whether or not that is an advantage is hard to establish, that all depends on how much of an export position the UK will have post brexit.

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Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by bhouston on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:29AM (#11969616)
The UK can inflate its debt away, that is always a nice option to have. Greece couldn't do that, and that was a major reason why it was being crushed.
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Re:Brexit wins. An illusion dies by aries1980 on Friday June 24, 2016 @10:18AM (#11969916)
They would not just devaluate the debt but the domestic assets as well.
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