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UK finances forecast to suffer under most forms of Brexit | Politics | The Guardian

UK finances forecast to suffer under most forms of Brexit | Politics | The Guardian | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
Cost of leaving EU will also impede new policy initiatives, thinktank’s report says

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Graham Watson's curator insight, June 25, 2019 3:24 AM

More good news from Brexit - however, you dice and slice it, it seems that Brexit is going to have an adverse effect upon the public finances. Well, I never. Who would have thought it?

 

Of course, it's all going to be offset by the £350m per week we're no longer sending to Brussels. Apart from the fact that the net figure was much, much lower, and we're also likely to have to pay of 'divorce' settlement as part of our contribution to the EU budget.

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In another financial crisis we would have far less wiggle room | Larry Elliott | Business | The Guardian

In another financial crisis we would have far less wiggle room | Larry Elliott | Business | The Guardian | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
After the 2008 meltdown, there is limited scope for monetary policy, nations are divided and populism is on the rise

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Graham Watson's curator insight, August 5, 2018 9:07 AM

Larry Elliott's in pessimistic mood in today's Observer, suggesting that we wont have the policy instruments available to deal with any possible future financial crisis.

 

He see four main constraints on the policy environment: a lack of wiggle room in monetary and fiscal policy, and less chance of international co-operation too. Factor in the rise of populism and you could be forgiven for thinking that we're doomed.  

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How ministers will try to protect UK economy in a no-deal Brexit | Politics | The Guardian

How ministers will try to protect UK economy in a no-deal Brexit | Politics | The Guardian | Economics in Education | Scoop.it
Treasury mandarins plan emergency measures designed to avert recession

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Graham Watson's curator insight, February 9, 2019 5:41 AM

Economics or Business Management? Either way it's our Brexit contingency plans. I wonder if either Captain Mainwaring or Baldrick were involved in their construction?