Glad we finally agree on something. Before leaving we had about 73 out of 7xx MEPs. So about 10% of a Parliament (that is pretty toothless) despite being a huge net contributor. 80bn is not a conservative estimate, it's a massively inflated Remainer estimate. In reality, Instead of growing at its historical average of roughly 1.5% per year, the post-2016 structural frictions (new custom checks, immigration shifts, and investment uncertainty) slowed average UK growth down closer to 1.2% per year. Even with the pandemic, China, various wars etc. that also slowed the growth of member states that remained. For example, here is Germany's slowing growth since Brexit while staying in the EU. I disagree. Whatever the figures, you can't put a price on sovereignty, agency, self determination. You can't draw such a conclusion in a decade. Lets see what the EU looks like in 2046 if it still exists. We'll be thanking our lucky stars we left that crumbling federalist project once China has destroyed what is left of their crumbling industries and mass immigration has destroyed the fabric of the member states. Yes, Britain has it's own immigration problems but that is the fault of OUR government. We are now in a position to change that and judging by the sentiment of the public that will happen at the next General Election.
