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The markets know that the only certainty is uncertainty under a Johnson administration
The Brexit Bill is just the start of an uncertain administration propped up by a certain majority.
Christmas sets UK consumers back £1,000 on average
Study reveals the true cost of Christmas.
Johnson’s Brexit would shrink economy by £1,000 per household damning assessment reveals
The UK Trade Policy Observatory said £28 billion, equal to £1,000 per household, could be lost after leaving the European Union.
Ocado sees boost in customers looking for vegan Christmas
The increase in searches was revealed as the firm said a product review of new partner M&S found its prices are the same as or cheaper than Waitrose.
Tories under attack as ONS reveal worst UK economic performance in over a decade
After a decade of Conservative rule, the UK economy is the weakest since the global crash of 2009.
Bad news for Tories: economic growth forecast to slow to just 1%, weakest since the financial crisis a decade ago
The stark warning comes as Boris Johnson’s election slogan that he will get Brexit done by January is being rounded on as a misleading slogan as his plans will lead to years of Brexit negotiations and uncertainty.
‘Get Brexit done’ and ‘oven ready Brexit’ are Boris Johnson’s biggest lies yet
By L Alan Winters, Professor of Economics and Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory at University of Sussex and former Chief Economist at the Department for International Development
Labour deserves to form the next government leading economists tell the FT
The notable economists argue that after “ten years of near zero productivity growth” and “public services under intolerable strain” which a “hard Brexit would only make worse,” Britain needs the “serious injection of public investment that the Labour Party manifesto promises.