“Peter Hargreaves and Crispin Odey: ‘Brexit won’t happen'”

Jan 30, 2019 | Brexit

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I’ve said before that rich people could afford to back Brexit in every sense, not least the fact that they’re alright, Jack, financially. Peter Hargreaves said it would make us ‘get our butts in gear…it will be like Dunkirk again’. Great. Maybe he hadn’t seen the film by then. Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey could now recoup what he paid to the Leave campaign if his bet, that we stay in and the £ soars, comes off. Best of both worlds. I’d say.

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