Fortune may not favour the bold in Brexit economic aftermath

The phrase ‘gamechanger’ is often used in situations not fully deserving of the connotation.

However, in the case of the UK decision to leave the EU, it is an entirely appropriate and succinct description of the referendum outcome.

To be blunt, no senior political leaders across Europe believed that there was a legitimate likelihood that the UK would leave and there will now be a scramble to somehow impose penalties on the UK that reflect the decision to leave the EU but that are not overtly harsh that the impact would create further economic pressures on those countries which remain in the EU.