Despite all the bogus promises
made by the leave campaigners, experts and businesses are still very much in
limbo as most of such promises seem to be far from reality which may take about
a decade or more to gradually begin to pick up.
The decision to leave the EU via
the June 23 referendum appears to have put the UK on course for 10 years of
disruption.
The country’s political and
economic order now faces “profound shock” which has the potential to destroy
economic growth and standards of living till 2030, as reported by centre-left
think tank IPPR.
According to the content of the
report, the commotion is surfacing at period when the UK’s population for the
elderly is threatening to place fresh strains on the country, as the funding
gap for is projected to rise to £13bn for adult social care.
Some say that "Brexit is the
firing gun on a decade of disruption.
"Even as what we do and how
we work changes, the UK is likely to remain trapped in a low growth, low
interest rate decade driven by demographic shifts, productivity trends, weak
investment, weak labour power, high levels of debt, and the headwinds of a
slowing global economy.
"Without reform, our
political and social system will struggle to build a more democratic, healthy
society in the decades ahead, even as Brexit accelerates us towards a radically
different institutional landscape."
It adds that
"exponential" improvements in new technologies will put two-thirds of
jobs at risk of automation in the 2020s.
According to Baroness Susan
Kramer, Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson, the report's Brexit warning was a
"devastating indictment of the Conservative Government".
She said: "In the face of
huge global challenges, the Conservative response is to haul up the drawbridge
and hope that the future will go away.
"Many of the huge
international challenges identified in the report are more effectively faced
working with our European friends, and within the single market."
In the meantime, shadow Brexit
secretary Kier Starmer said the report "shows once again the clear dangers
of a hard Brexit".
A Government spokesperson said:
"We have been clear that we are seeking a bespoke arrangement for the UK -
one that gives British businesses the maximum freedom to trade with and operate
in the single market but also allows us to make our own decisions on immigration.
"While there may be
challenges ahead, we approach them from a position of strength."
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