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 Why Brexit is such a bad idea 

As Theresa May triggers Article 50, it’s easy to get lost in the labyrinth of the divorce process and lose sight of just how bad an idea Brexit is. It’s bad for the economy, the young and the unity of the UK. It also means less control, not more. All this is without mentioning the havoc that would ensue if, as the prime minister has threatened, we crash out of the EU without a deal as the prime minister has threatened.

Economic upheaval
Following the plunge in the pound, our purchasing power has declined and inflation has started to rise. This is merely the foretaste of the economic self-harm we are likely to witness when we actually pull out of the EU’s single market and its customs union. Any agreement we reach with the bloc, which accounts for half our trade, is going to be less advantageous than the one we currently have.

Firms will shift some of their activity abroad. That will be bad for jobs and investment. It will also be bad for tax collection. We’ll have less money to pay for essential public services such as the NHS and care for the elderly – quite the opposite of the extra £350 million a week Boris Johnson promised during the referendum.