Brexit cost Britain growth, trade and household income (opens in new tab)

As the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum approaches, The Guardian reported that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has weighed on households and businesses: the economy is significantly smaller than it otherwise would have been, trade has weakened, business investment and productivity growth have stalled, and average families are thousands of pounds a year worse off. The Treasury’s forecast of an immediate post-vote recession did not materialize, while the Covid pandemic, wars...