Brexit: the UK economy is on a knife edge

Deepening political chaos and business uncertainty over a potential no-deal Brexit is straining the economy
• Experts debate the data
• Guardian Brexit watch – the December verdictGrowing Brexit uncertainty as the clock runs down towards a potential no-deal scenario has left Britain’s economy on a knife-edge at the turn of the year, according to a Guardian analysis of economic developments in the past month.In the final days of a turbulent year, British households are showi