Why Has Brexit Failed?

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 2:20 p.m.

Major European companies with London headquarters continue their steady march out of the UK. The Centre for European Reform estimated that the British economy has shrunk by over 2% over the past two years, costing the Exchequer $30 billion – an amount that exceeds the expected dividend that departure from the EU was supposed to yield. Brexit reflects the modern tendency to lurch toward populist goals without any realistic plan as to how to make them work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices