# 274. Would rejoining the EU be the best growth strategy?

An episode of [The Rest Is Money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1703785141), 29 Apr 2026, 44 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9576936770.mp3?updated=1777484072

How much did Brexit cost the UK? Would rejoining make us much richer? And if US managers are PSG players, are British ones more like Aston Villa’s? Robert talks to Stanford Professor Nick Bloom about his influential forecast, recently adopted by Rachel Reeves, that quitting the EU made Britain 8% or £240bn poorer than it would otherwise have been. The Rest is Money is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain’s smart energy pioneer. Email: therestismoney@goalhanger.com X: @TheRestIsMoney Instagram: @TheRestIsMoney TikTok: @RestIsMoney Advertise with us: Partnerships@goalhanger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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