Falling pound makes UK poorer and less powerful
We’ll only get a real sterling crisis if we crash out of the EU - and that’s unlikely. But if we do, we’ll all be poorer. Thanks Johnson.
The Brexit own-goal score so far…
Self-inflicted damage is already widespread in the UK even before Brexit negotiations start.
Omens for Brexit economy and public finances aren’t good
Lower growth means it’ll be harder to get money Tories are promising for NHS and schools - and that’s before Brexit has even happened.
PM must hope sterling slide is no Mayday
Brexiteers are counting on a slumping pound to boost UK exports. History is not on their side.
Falling pound puts pressure on petrol, holidays and Marmite
Leavers laud the boon of weak pound. But consumers are starting to pay for Brexit through higher prices.
Pound tumbles to 31-year low and Brexiters celebrate
Don’t they realise this means UK is no longer world’s 5th largest economy? That our power is diminished? That inflation is coming?
A weaker pound signals a weaker economy
Sterling’s fall is pushing up food prices and other costs but will not help exports much. A slowing economy will squeeze wages. It’s not what people voted for.