Quote: silver2 "Now that the mist of bull is starting to clear away, is there anyone on here that believes we're going to be financially better off as a result of brexit? If so, what makes you think that way, and what caveats, if any, are attached to that belief?'"
IF the UK's negotiators manage to secure a FTA without any financial contribution to the EU then, we will be better off, which is the very reason that the EU wont agree to one and despite the Tory's huge parliamentary majority, there will still be huge pressure on government form the range of business leaders, all of whom will want a decent/preferential deal for their sector.
One thing that really did make me chuckle was Grimsby, despite voting 70/30 in favour of "leave" asking for dispensation to protect it's fishing industry and associated businesses - you really couldn't make it up.
My message to them would be, you voted out and now you must live with the consequences.
The big losers here are of course the remain areas of N. Ireland and Scotland who, despite voting "remain", have to leave along with the rest of the UK.
Just like Austerity, we're all in it together - although like much of the Tory mantra, we know that that simply wasn't true.