Brits were left to digest the news of an economic recession hitting the country, and some took on the distressing report with a pinch of humour.
“The UK has entered recession in the throes of a world pandemic. Good thing they have Brexit coming along to boost that economy eh…” a Twitter user said in a post, following the Wednesday news of an economic plunge for Britain. Reacting to the figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Twitter users turned up their irony level in the face “a record decline, losing 20.4 percent in Quarter 2.” The UK be like « At least the economy good tho » pic.twitter.com/6bbn6RIHnf DAMNING EVIDENCE – from Whitehall reveal that even with a deal brexit will COST UK economy a staggering £15 Billion a month more than EU membership for the next twelve years AT LEAST – BoE claims this is a VERY conservative figure and it could be up to 3 X this figure due 2 COVID pic.
