Preparing for Brexit, Britons face economic pinch at home
London
RIGHT about now, Eddie Stamton, a construction worker, would normally be making preparations to jet off to a sandy stretch of the Mediterranean for a summer holiday. Not this year.
In the year since Britain's shocking vote to abandon the European Union (EU), the British pound has surrendered 13 per cent of its value against the euro, raising the cost of cherished European vacations. Food from other lands - meat, cheese, wine - is more expensive, too. So is petrol.
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