Ten years after the landmark 2016 referendum, the debate over Brexit remains deeply polarized. Supporters like Cambridge professor Robert Tombs maintain the core arguments for leaving the EU — sovereignty, democracy, and taking back control — remain valid. They point out that the "project fear" predictions of immediate recession, mass job losses, and a financial exodus have not come true. David Goodhart of Policy Exchange notes that "Brexit has not been the economic disaster many claimed," attributing the lack of major disruption to global economic trends. However, immigration, which Brexiters hoped to reduce, has actually surged: net migration rose from about 224,000 in 2019 to over 906,000 in 2023, a 302% increase under Boris Johnson's post-Brexit government.