On May 22, one Boris Johnson gave his forecast for the UK’s post-referendum future: “Given the choice between taking back control or being sucked ever deeper into the federal superstate, the British voted for independence on June 23. To no one’s very great surprise, Project Fear turned out to be a gigantic hoax. The markets were calm. The pound did not collapse.” Alas, untrue. After the biggest ever proportional two-day decline, the pound touched a 30-year low against the dollar. Standard & Poor’s and Fitch have downgraded UK public debt. Investors have savaged bank shares. So far, the experts, dismissed by Michael Gove, justice secretary, have been proved right.
5月22日，鮑里斯?約翰遜(Boris Johnson)曾這樣預測英國脫歐公投后的未來：“面臨著是奪回控制權還是在聯邦制超級國家中陷得更深的選擇，6月23日，英國人投票獨立。不太出乎任何人意料的是，營造恐懼計劃(Project Fear)被證明是一場巨大的騙局。市場依舊平靜，英鎊也沒有崩盤。”可惜的是，事實并非如此。在經歷史上最大的兩日跌幅之后，英鎊兌美元匯率觸及30年的低點。標普(S&P)和惠譽(Fitch)已下調了英國公共債務的評級。投資者瘋狂拋售銀行股。到目前為止，英國司法大臣邁克爾?戈夫(Michael Gove)所不屑的專家們已被證明是正確的。