James Dyson’s back playing Brexit cheerleader while other firms deal with its bitter reality

The billionaire inventor said Brexit had given us ‘freedom’ in a recent interview, while simultaneously defending his decision to move his HQ to Singapore. James Moore takes a look at his comments

The tycoon says Brexit ‘gives us an independence of spirit’ (AFP via Getty)

A mega-bucks gazillionaire shooting his mouth off on national TV: just what we need in the middle of a pandemic. 

Yes, Sir James Dyson is back from his Singapore des res to spout off on Brexit and his reasons for quitting the country in a BBC interview at a time when most of us are still more or less bottled up in our homes.

“It gives us an independence of spirit,” he huffed.