The return of Project Fear

Project Fear I tried to scare us into staying in the European Union. Matthew Lynn explains why Project Fear II will fare no better.

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Nick Clegg: an unhelpfully alarmist stance
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So far, the consequences of the vote to leave the EU have been remarkably benign. The economy has kept on growing, employment levels are still very strong, and house prices are still rising. Nissan, a company with reason to feel worried about possible exclusion from the single market, has committed to building a next-generation of cars in Sunderland. Even the most committed Brexit supporter probably didn't imagine things would be this good.

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Matthew Lynn

Matthew Lynn is a columnist for Bloomberg, and writes weekly commentary syndicated in papers such as the Daily Telegraph, Die Welt, the Sydney Morning Herald, the South China Morning Post and the Miami Herald. He is also an associate editor of Spectator Business, and a regular contributor to The Spectator. Before that, he worked for the business section of the Sunday Times for ten years. 

He has written books on finance and financial topics, including Bust: Greece, The Euro and The Sovereign Debt Crisis and The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031. Matthew is also the author of the Death Force series of military thrillers and the founder of Lume Books, an independent publisher.