[dabeeeenster]

Rejoin the EU, single market, customs union, drop sterling and take the Euro. This would almost certainly start a civil war in the UK (I am not being dramatic) but its what is needed.

Brexit was -8% GDP, according to Bank of England.

[pjc50]

This wouldn't start a civil war. Many of the Brexit voters are already dead and most of the rest are retired.

[hn_throw2025]

Lovely comment thread. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the “democrats”…

[pjc50]

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/2016-leave-majori...

[ulfw]

Yea no will never happen.

Only way into the EU is way you described. Full on Schengen, EUR, no more special UK exceptions etc. Will never fly.

[asplake]

Michel Barnier (EU's Brexit negotiator and later PM of France) suggests otherwise.

Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/18/uk-could-ke...

[pjc50]

EEA like Norway would be both a significant improvement, and does not require Euro. I do think we have to get to the point where we can say that actually Schengen was good and we should have been part of it before we get economically overtaken by Poland.

[PunchyHamster]

Oh, no, we don't want you, keep your mess to yourself instead of making it EU's