‘Parts of UK that voted for Brexit may be hardest hit by it’. No kidding…
Wales is more dependent on EU grants than other areas and faces the possibility of high tariffs on its exports, such as lamb, the analysis found [Image: Ben Birchall/PA].
He voted for Brexit and the funding will evaporate, leaving him and his town high and dry. The Conservative Government won’t help them at all.
And nobody seems to know what can be done to help these areas if they don’t get funding from the government.
One wonders how even rich residents will fare, under an administration that will happily cut taxes to the top percentages of earners… but won’t lift a finger to stop their businesses being destroyed.
Several parts of Britain that voted to leave the European Union are among the most vulnerable to the economic impact of Brexit, according to new research published as the government prepares to trigger article 50.
Researchers at the thinktank Demos studied regional differences in the reliance on exports to the EU, use of European workers and receipt of support grants. It found that Wales, the north-east and east Midlands all showed relatively heavy dependence despite being home to a preponderance of leave voters.
The government hopes to soften the impact of leaving the single market by striking a new free trade agreement, but with EU negotiators insisting that Britain first settle the terms of its divorce settlement, there are growing fears that it will instead crash out of the union without a deal.
In this scenario, exporters would be forced to rely on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms, which include punitive tariffs for many agricultural products and manufactured goods such as cars. The three regions that rely most on European markets are Wales, which sends 67% of its exports to the EU, the north-east at 62%, and Yorkshire and Humberside at 55%.
Source: Parts of UK that voted for Brexit may be hardest hit, study finds | Politics | The Guardian
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They also helped to take the jobs from Britain to Europe countries
So sad that so many people were taken in by the blatant lies and totally fraudulent claims of the nasty right wing Brexiteers.
Welsh are essentially Celts who were the Ancient Britons. The same people who probably said “What have the Romans ever done for us?” Reverting to type.
Hoi! Less of that anti-Welshism, please! I live here!
Couldn’t agree more. The further west you go in Wales the poorer the economy, and the more reliant on EU funding and the higher the Brexit vote becomes. It is so hard to understand especially the farming communities voting that way, but there is also the political “tradition” of Tories calling themselves Independents and gaining control of councils through this deceit. There is a distrust of “outsiders” which includes the party system that is almost impossible to break through. But change is hopefully inevitable now that the awful truth is sinking in.
The turkeys voting for Christmas duped by lies,misinformation and media manipulation.