Brexit has not been a big bang of damage but a slow drain of talent, investment and, ultimately, growth. This decline in business activity is most evident now as the pandemic recedes.
The Brexit border tax means you can't import agricultural products without facing extortionate charges and delays. VAT rules for 27 different countries create paperwork headaches of epic proportions.
Our creative industries are haemorrhaging touring contracts because of visa and work restrictions. The last government had to offer subsidies to the car and steel sectors to retain them.
Higher education, another great British export, has not recovered from being kicked out of Horizon and Erasmus, resulting in a decline in lost international students.
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