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Counting the cost of Brexit
21 June 2016
With the referendum fast approaching, Thomas Sampson analyses the economic consequences should Britain vote to leave the European Union.
Proponents of Brexit, as leaving the EU has been termed, argue that having to make policies jointly with other EU members reduces the UK's sovereignty and that European institutions are less accountable to voters than the UK government. Widespread concern at high levels of immigration from other EU countries has also fuelled support for Brexit. By contrast, the Remain campaign has focused on the economic benefits from being part of the European Single Market and the fact that big global challenges such as climate change and terrorism cannot be solved by nations acting alone.
The article was published online by the Policy Forum on June 21, 2016
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Thomas Sampson webpage
Trade Programme webpage