Stagnant UK economy lagging behind EU, new figures show by euronews-english Tags:Europe 6 comments But, but, I thought Brexit was supposed to be great 🙁 >Britain has seen no economic growth in three months, the country’s statistic agency said on Thursday. Other European states are faring better, meanwhile. UK Q1 [GDP growth is 0.1%](https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/januarytomarch2023). EU Q1 [GDP growth is 0.1%](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/14yiln8/gdp_growth_in_first_quarter_of_2023/) Wake up babe, the daily r/Europe Brexit thread has hit the front page x So the UK is lagging behind the EU. Except for the largest and most important economy in the EU, which we’re doing better than. Okay. Brexiteers can cope all they want but this has been the economic performance of the UK relatively to the EU average since the referendum: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2022&locations=EU-GB&name_desc=false&start=2015 What is the benefit of trying to pretend Brexit isn’t affecting the economy? Does this story keep getting re written so no other countries get any ideas of leaving the EU? Okay, i clicked the link it’s a comparison of predictions whilst quoting an SNP member. If that’s not partisan, I don’t know what is. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
>Britain has seen no economic growth in three months, the country’s statistic agency said on Thursday. Other European states are faring better, meanwhile. UK Q1 [GDP growth is 0.1%](https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/januarytomarch2023). EU Q1 [GDP growth is 0.1%](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/14yiln8/gdp_growth_in_first_quarter_of_2023/)
So the UK is lagging behind the EU. Except for the largest and most important economy in the EU, which we’re doing better than. Okay.
Brexiteers can cope all they want but this has been the economic performance of the UK relatively to the EU average since the referendum: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2022&locations=EU-GB&name_desc=false&start=2015 What is the benefit of trying to pretend Brexit isn’t affecting the economy?
Does this story keep getting re written so no other countries get any ideas of leaving the EU? Okay, i clicked the link it’s a comparison of predictions whilst quoting an SNP member. If that’s not partisan, I don’t know what is.
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But, but, I thought Brexit was supposed to be great 🙁
>Britain has seen no economic growth in three months, the country’s statistic agency said on Thursday. Other European states are faring better, meanwhile.
UK Q1 [GDP growth is 0.1%](https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/januarytomarch2023). EU Q1 [GDP growth is 0.1%](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/14yiln8/gdp_growth_in_first_quarter_of_2023/)
Wake up babe, the daily r/Europe Brexit thread has hit the front page x
So the UK is lagging behind the EU. Except for the largest and most important economy in the EU, which we’re doing better than.
Okay.
Brexiteers can cope all they want but this has been the economic performance of the UK relatively to the EU average since the referendum:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD?end=2022&locations=EU-GB&name_desc=false&start=2015
What is the benefit of trying to pretend Brexit isn’t affecting the economy?
Does this story keep getting re written so no other countries get any ideas of leaving the EU?
Okay, i clicked the link it’s a comparison of predictions whilst quoting an SNP member. If that’s not partisan, I don’t know what is.