Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Whatever, our opinions I am sure most of us would agree that the pandemic and the war totally skew any real analysis of the costs of benefits of Brexit, right?

I would suggest the legacy on data will be long, and the war is ongoing, but assuming the Ukraine - Russia war impacts upon western Europe broadly equally, which is a rough but fair assumption, and given that we all moved out of Covid broadly speaking a year or so ago, it is only very recent data that can offer much analysis:

This is actual, real GDP growth data from 2022. Not a video. None of it is spectacular. But it doesn't show some deep Brexit impact in the period in which Covid isn't skewing everything does it?

UK 0.7% in Q1 | 0.2% in Q2
Germany 0.8% in Q1 0.1% in Q2
France -0.2% in Q1 | 0.5% in Q2
Belgium 0.5% in Q1 | 0.2% in Q2
Italy 0.1% in Q1 1.1% in Q2
Netherlands 0.4% in Q1 | 2.4% in Q2
https://tradingeconomics.com/country...ntinent=europe

And thats just GDP data - the same can be done on wage growth, inflation, stock markers, borrowing costs, exports, etc etc etc. When viewed as a whole, the conclusion AZ makes just does not stack up.

All this data is out there - you show me. Be my guest. And btw, if you disagree with the statistical experts who put it together, I won't patronise you by claiming you don't like experts, I'll listen to your opinion.
So we should only look to the LR for real evidence of Brexit effects but here's some SR evidence to make your (erroneous) point?