About John Springford

John Springford is an associate fellow at the Centre for European Reform in London, having previously been deputy director. He works on trade, migration and climate and energy policy for the CER, as well as the economic impact of Brexit, having put together a series of ‘doppelgänger’ estimates of the cost of Brexit.
10 07, 2025

PODCAST – Has Brexit Cost Us £40bn? The economic consequences of leaving the EU

By |2025-07-10T07:38:58+00:00July 10th, 2025|Categories: Audio, Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services|Tags: , , , |

In this podcast episode, John Springford asks whether the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as its opponents predicted. He concludes that these predictions were broadly accurate and the fiscal position of the UK is today considerably worse than it would have been without Brexit. LISTEN HERE or [...]

9 07, 2025

VIDEO – Has Brexit Cost Us £40bn? The economic consequences of leaving the EU

By |2025-07-09T16:59:17+00:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: Brexit, Trade, Trade & Financial services, Video|Tags: , , , , |

In this Federal Trust video, John Springford asks whether the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as its opponents predicted. He concludes that these predictions were broadly accurate and the fiscal position of the UK is today considerably worse than it would have been without Brexit. WATCH THE [...]

20 06, 2025

The Economic Impact of Brexit, Nine Years On: Was the Consensus Right?

By |2025-06-23T06:12:58+00:00June 20th, 2025|Categories: Blog, Brexit, Europe, Reports & Policy Briefs, Trade, Trade & Financial services|Tags: , , , |

A new report by John Springford, commissioned by the Constitution Society and the Federal Trust, analyses the economic impact of Brexit nine years after the UK voted to leave the EU. The Economic Impact of Brexit performs a ‘Brexit audit’, using a wide range of publications. As a starting point, [...]

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