Brexiteers can't have it both ways. Either Economists who are respected in their field are able to comment authoritatively on likely future outcomes or they are not.
You can't argue that Economists who back Leave should be listened to and their wise words backing the decision to Leave accepted but, at the same time, rubbish any Economists who predict the opposite outcome.
On the subject of Economists who are respected in their field, Professor Minford has some critics:
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/...brexit-claims/
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According to economics professors from the London School of Economics, Professor Minford’s earlier Brexit forecasts were “really far-fetched” and “crazy”. He “misunderstands the nature of regulations and product standards”, they added. Economist Monique Ebell from the National Institute of Social and Economic Research told the BBC that Professor Minford “ignores decades of evidence on how trade actually works”.
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It is ironic that the BBC is under fire for publishing this article without also highlighting said Professor's past claims. For example:
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In the run up to the Brexit referendum Professor Minford sparked controversy when he said that the effect of leaving the EU would be to “eliminate manufacturing, leaving mainly industries such as design, marketing and hi-tech”
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The BBC can't win ..