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<\/p>\nThe Guardian reproduces data on the cost to the UK's regions of Brexit in three different scenarios this morning:<\/p>\n
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Remember, this is not project fear material, this is from the Department responsible for delivering Brexit.<\/p>\n
The distribution is hardly surprising: areas with more trade in goods based income will be hit worst and financial services and services in general will be hit least.<\/p>\n
But it's the questions that matter and which people need to answer.<\/p>\n
Is a supposed increase in democracy that might actually deliver Rees-Mogg worth this?<\/p>\n
Is supposedly controlling migration, which is something we can do anyway but have chosen not to do, even now, worth this?<\/p>\n
Are the weaknesses in the EU - and they are real - worth this?<\/p>\n
When it comes to Brexit there are, I am well aware, no right and wrong answers, whatever anyone says. There are only better or worse ones. Except the data shows that there are only worse ones.<\/p>\n
One day someone is going to ask 'what have we done?' and no one will be able to answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"