Welcome to a special edition of the spiked podcast.

As the Brexit deadline draws ever closer, the cries of panic over the effects of a no-deal Brexit get ever louder.

Every day, were subjected to new and ever more lurid scare stories,

warning of an instant and painful recession, food and medicine shortages,

and even civil unrest, if we leave the EU without making a deal. But how seriously can we take these

predictions? Is leaving the EU on WTO terms really so bad for the economy?

And what are the opportunities that a clean Brexit might offer.

I'm Fraser Myers and on this week's spike podcast I spoke to two Brexit backing

economists, The Guardians Larry Elliot and spiked Phil Mullen to find out more.

The economy crashes by 8% in a single year as house prices tumble by a third and inflation sores to 6.5%.

The Port of Dover would shut down on day one of Brexit.

Three and a half thousand troops are on standby.

Some members of the public are taking matters into the record. 1,000 troops are on standby.

Some members of the public are taking matters into their own hands,

stocking up on essential goods in case supplies in the shops from Lowe.

Hello and welcome to a special edition of the spike

podcasts we'll be discussing the economics of Brexit the myths around no deal the

opportunities for post Brexit Britain and more I'm Fraser Meyers and today I'm joined by the

Guardians Economics editor Larry Elliot. Hello? And Phil Mullen, author of

Creative Destruction How to Start an Economic Renaissance. Hello. So no deal is generally portrayed as a disaster.

You often hear it described as crashing out or a cliff edge Brexit.

Is that a fair way to describe leaving the EU on WTO terms?

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