George Soros, the 83-year-old business magnate, was the ruthless investor who forced the British government to withdraw the pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on 'Black Wednesday', 16 September 1992. By short selling massive amounts of the British currency, he made one billion pounds in profits. But today, the Hungarian-born American investor and philanthropist believes that “Europe cannot afford losing the United Kingdom”.
During a debate held in Brussels on 30 June in connection with the launch of his…