Ten years after the Brexit vote, Britain is still debating whether leaving the EU was the right decision. Supporters promised stronger growth, more control and a new global future outside Europe. But a decade later, the UK economy has struggled with weak growth, lower investment, trade barriers, labour shortages and falling living standards. Meanwhile, public opinion has shifted sharply, with a majority now saying Brexit was a mistake. In this video, we look at the economic cost of Brexit, why Brexit regret keeps rising, how the EU became more popular after 2016, and whether Britain could ever move closer to Europe again. We also examine trade data, migration, investment, inflation, food prices and the political consequences of leaving the EU. Has Brexit delivered what was promised — or has it become Britain’s lost decade?

0:00 Brexit

2:52 Costs of Brexit

3:35 Referendum

4:44 Migration

5:49 Free Trade Deal

6:39 Is Brexit really that bad?

7:50 Rejoining?

  • HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social
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    How much of Brexit was pushed through Russian-funded propaganda?

    I’m just assuming. Putin’s meddling got Trump elected, and they’re attempting to destabilize Canada. Pulling the UK out of the EU must’ve made him giddy.

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      Urgh, always the same narrative. Western civilization is inherently perfect and every fault can only be a result of foreign intervention. State-level narcissism is the reason why the downward spiral won’t be stopped.

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        Have you heard of evidence? None of my comment lauded the virtues of the west, so you either didn’t read it, or you’re a troll (maybe paid by Russia…?!).

        It’s no longer a crackpot theory. This is now common knowledge. Do you just not believe it’s happening? What propaganda are you watching?

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          Lets see. First you talk about Russia intervention at Brexit, then you link to at an article that doesn’t even mention Brexit once, then you say I don’t read posts and finally you imply that I somewhere said I don’t believe in the intervention.

          Oh I do believe in the intervention, but the main problem are still people who are so gullible for propaganda because they are intellectually overwhelmed from chaining two coherent arguments together.

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    3 hours ago

    Is Brexit really that bad?

    There is no arguing that Brexit produced some tremendous content. Brexit is funny as hell.

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    8 hours ago

    UK Regret Grows

    serious question: how does that jive with Nigel Farage’s party of morons becoming ever stronger?

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      4 hours ago

      Propaganda works, and the tech oligarchs have their entire massive weight on the scales there just like they do everywhere else.

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      serious question: how does that jive with Nigel Farage’s party of morons becoming ever stronger?

      Because the others are doing a miserable job, probably. And because Farage’s party is united while the left is splitted in a lot of smaller parties which often fight between them

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        Are they though? Reform has already split into reform and restore, so they aren’t as united as you think.

        About labour, are they really that bad or do people have unrealistic expectations? I don’t know tbh.

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      8 hours ago

      Most likely “They did Brexit wrong!”. The Brexit that Farage would have delivered, given the chance, would have unicorns crapping out rainbows all over Britain making everything magically better.

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      Probably not even mentioned by reform.
      They will be anti-immigrant pro-taxcuts “make everything better (without having to explain how)” kinda deal

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        7 hours ago

        All of the above but I assume also stronger polarisation in the populaion.