Build a third runway? Heathrow should drop its shorthaul flights
The chancellor declares that “by backing a third runway at Heathrow, we can make Britain the world’s best-connected place to do business”. Dr Mark Corner Brussels, Belgium The cost of Brexit keeps growing As she unveiled a series of proposals to boost the UK’s economy, Rachel Reeves repeated her commitment that “economic growth is the number one mission of this government”. As we mark the fifth anniversary of the UK officially leaving the EU, the UK is trying to deliver economic growth with one hand tied behind its back. Analysis published this week by the Scottish government has estimated Brexit trade barriers could impact Scotland’s economy by £4bn, with exports lower by 7.2 per cent or £3bn compared to continued EU membership. If the UK government truly wants to deliver economic growth, there is an urgent need to reverse the damaging impact of Brexit and end one of the biggest acts of economic suicide in British history.
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