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Has Brexit been a success for Britain?
Economically? No. The growth and trade opportunities have rarely been worse. The outlook for the next decade is poor specifically because of the costs of Brexit. The government’s own office predicts that Brexit reduces our trade by about 4%.
Has it united the nation around a common vision? No. More the opposite. The nation is politically more divided than ever, and there’s at least a 50% possibility that the union will break apart.
Has it controlled immigration? No. Immigration has actually risen.
Have we seen wages rise for British workers now they don’t compete with Europeans? No
Has it reduced the burdens on the NHS? No. The loss of EU workers has left the NHS desperately short-staffed. The waiting times are longer than before.
Has it restored British sovereignty? No. UK businesses still have to meet EU regulations to export to our existing markets. We just have no say in what those regulations are. European nations have always had sovereignty.
Has it saved British Fisheries and Farmers? No. It has made it far more difficult for them to export and they are worse-off now than before.
Didn’t it mean our vaccine roll out was faster than in Europe? No. EU nations were always free to roll out independently of the vaccines authority. Romania is in the EU and acted independently. You are clutching at straws now.
Has it saved all that money it used to cost us to be members? No. We are now giving more money to the EU to repay existing obligations. The loss of trade is costing us far more than the membership contributions ever did.