"Very clearly Brexit was an economic own goal," says IFS Director Paul Johnson.

"Economically speaking, that has been very bad news indeed and continues to be bad news."

@adambienkov It’s clear that by far the biggest economic own goal that the UK has suffered in the last 12 years has been to elect the Conservatives.
@andyfree @adambienkov
Keir Starmer not exactly encouraging of a healthy response to this reality.
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@jamie @adambienkov agreed. He’s between a rock and a hard place.