Singapore on Thames or the Sick Man of Europe?: The Economics of Brexit Ten Years from the Referendum

Singapore on Thames or the Sick Man of Europe?: The Economics of Brexit Ten Years from the Referendum

Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Robert Johnson of the Centre for Cities analyse the economic impact of Brexit and its promise of deregulation and growth Since the Brexit referendum of 2016, and since  actually leaving the EU in January 2021, the UK’s economic performance has been feeble. On a per capita basis, the economy expanded by a mere six per cent in real terms between June 2016 and September 2025. Pro…