Graham Birse: Getting down to business over Brexit
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Firstly, like the rest of us, most business leaders did not expect a clear Yes from the British people. And so they kept their heads down and hoped for the best. Even Boris Johnston vanished for a day or two after the referendum, unable to come up with a coherent explanation for what had just happened.
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Secondly, the business organisations – CBI, IoD, Chambers of Commerce and the like – while expressing their support for Remain, did a poor job of actively campaigning to ensure that the consequences of Brexit for business and jobs were widely understood.
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