Quote Originally Posted by Doucas View Post
Did I say brexit was the sole cause?
You implied it as it fits your agenda.

Brexit is a minor contributor to the grand scale of things, it's the global economy settling after the Covid disruption mainly then added to by the War in Ukraine and the energy crisis.

Multiple other factors like profiteering and wage inflation have also added to a perfect storm, I think you are right about interest rate increase not being enough to cool things down on their own, but at least people have woken up to the issue now, which should create a bit of fear and lead to a slight reduction in spending on luxuries for some.