国际英语资讯:Interview: Brexit will not harm UK economy, argues UKIP founder
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>," <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Sked">Sked</span>, <span word="emeritus">emeritus</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> (<span word="LSE">LSE</span>), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 2016 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="midway">midway</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ensuing">ensuing</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="criticisms">criticisms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undermined">undermined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span>, <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> 1,144 <span word="FDI">FDI</span> (<span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>) <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="up">up</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="topping">topping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="with">with</span> 19 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="FDI">FDI</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="FDI">FDI</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> 2017.</p><p>"<span word="Growth">Growth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sked">Sked</span>.</p><p><span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="behaved">behaved</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="Unemployment">Unemployment</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p>
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