UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU

Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by presidente20 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:16PM (#13988457)

It depends on the timescales of the predicted problems. I believe the studies predicted choppy waters whilst the UK divorces from the EU (short to medium term) which in my view is likely. However that's not the same as saying that leaving the EU is in principle bad for the economy.

Secondly there are plenty of economists that think Brexit will work out fine but that is a somewhat unfashionable view so they keep their heads down. Such is the nature of groupthink.

What is it exactly that you think will cause the UK's economic demise?

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by thenomad on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @01:52PM (#13988826)

"plenty of economists that think Brexit will work out fine"

Whom? I would be absolutely thrilled to see a credible study which suggests Brexit will be good for the UK.

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by presidente20 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @03:17PM (#13989640)

Well as I say, they keep their heads down. However as you asked here's a couple off the top of my head:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/09/04/britain-can-l... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/26/mervyn-king...

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by gpderetta on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:37PM (#13990338)

Long term, the UK, or what's left of it, will do fine, as it has for the last thousand year.

Then again, long term we will be all dead.

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Re:UK triggers the official Brexit process in a letter to EU by nthcolumn on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:27PM (#13999023)

Isn't that what the Romans said?

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