It’s official. Brexit has caused lasting damage to the UK economy and, with the Tories in denial, Labour needs to lead the way with a new policy agenda. Yet it’s almost a taboo topic: the Conservative government won’t admit it is the case and Labour is understandably reluctant to rekindle old Brexit flames.
The governor of the Bank of England, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development all agree that, notwithstanding Covid or the Ukrainian war,