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The Globe and Mail (Canada):
'Britain, look at yourself in the mirror'

28 April 2016

As an economist, diplomat and secretary-general of the OECD, you might expect Angel Gurria to offer a dry, academic assessment of global issues. Not when it comes to Britain leaving the European Union. On Wednesday, Mr. Gurria used colourful flourishes to argue that there was no benefit to Britain leaving the EU. ''We see no economic upside for the U.K. whatsoever,'' he told a gathering at the London School of Economics. ''The only question is where, on the spectrum of possible losses, the outcome winds up.''

This article was published online by The Globe and Mail (Canada) on April 28, 2016
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Related event
'To Brexit or not to Brexit: a taxing question': Download audio file here
CEP Public Lecture, 27 April 2016
Speaker: Angel Gurria; Discussant: Dr Thomas Sampson; Chair: Professor Lord Stern

Related links
Thomas Sampson webpage
Trade Programme webpage

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