Indeed, Ben is trying to blame the UK's economic performance while in the EU for its improved performance after it had left. In reality it is political uncertainty and a lack of decision making … (View Post)

Interesting that you omit France and use the 2016 data instead of the 2019 ie the last year the UK was in the EU. The change from 2019 is: UK +23% EZ +19% SP +19% IT +19% GE +17% FR +14% (View Post)

Exchange rates are connected to trade balances and through them to the balance of production and consumption in an economy. If you want a higher value for sterling then the UK needs to increase outpu… (View Post)

Yet we had people yesterday saying that the answer is more immigration with all the fewer job opportunities, lower pay and higher housing costs it brings. (View Post)

Well they certainly did. The thought of delivery drivers, supermarket shelf stackers, agricultural workers etc getting pay rises without matching productivity increases - as they were doing as covid … (View Post)