UK’s pre-Brexit ‘recovery’ is as illusory as the phoney war

Joe Gill examines the so-called pre-Brexit recovery and whether it was real and impactful or just a figment of our imaginations.

Last week, former British prime minister Tony Blair gave a powerful speech on Brexit. It was one that anyone in Ireland who cares about Britain and its relationship with Europe should read.

Instead of the jingoism that has defined so much commentary on Brexit, in both political and media circles in Britain, this was a profoundly insightful perspective.