Ireland booms while Brexit Britain whimpers next door
While Joe Biden visits Ireland, Brexiteers said their closest EU neighbour would be “doomed” – now it’s set to be the top-performing economy in Europe this…
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Nick Ferris
Nick Ferris is a data journalist at New Statesman Media Group.
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