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EUDR – Another fine mess from the EU

By Brian Monteith – 7 minute read Following a spate of warnings about various popular foods becoming more expensive due...
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#64 UK laws on animal sentience are stronger and more effective than EU laws

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 gives a stronger and more effective recognition of the sentience of animals, and the...
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#63 UK voters now have over 10-times the representation on many decisions and laws

UK citizens had the worst representation ratio in the EU Parliament, with one MEP per 915,500 people – compared to...
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#62 Removing MiFID II commodity position limits creates deeper, more resilient UK markets

The UK’s move away from rigid EU one-size-fits-all position limits and allowing market participants to hold larger positions where appropriate,...
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#61 The UK outside the EU can remove legislation that is harmful to the UK economy

Now outside the EU, the UK has been able to remove the cap on bankers bonuses introduced, despite British opposition,...
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#60 With Brexit the UK has been able to increase contactless payments to £100

Leaving the EU allowed the UK to increase the spending limits on contactless payments during the Covid pandemic, allowing customers...
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#59 The UK no longer has to apply limits on off-market equity trading known as ‘Dark Pools’

The EU’s ‘Dark Pool caps’ suspended such trades above a fixed level. The FCA stopped applying Volume Caps to UK...
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#58 Brexit enabled the AUKUS agreement to be signed, unlocking billions in UK investment

In Sep 2021 the UK signed a trilateral security and defence partnership with the USA and Australia, known as the...
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#57 Brexit saves all UK motorists an expensive and pointless hike in their insurance premiums

Brexit saves UK motorists on average £50 a year extra on their motor insurance premiums, by avoiding the impact of...
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#56 The UK now keeps 100% of the revenue from its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

By leaving the EU and its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to set up an identical one independently, the UK is...
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Private jets and luxury yachts won’t feed the world

By Brian Monteith – 4 minute read  LEONARDO DICAPRIO is determined to be known as having more substance than just...
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As predicted, Rachel Reeves follows a route to disaster

By Bob Lyddon – 6 minute read A VOTE FOR LABOUR was always going to be a no-risk action –...
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Does our ‘reformed EU’ not give us the best of both worlds?

By Catherine McBride – 5 minute read AT THE TIME of the referendum, many Remainers were calling for the UK...
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Health Trade & Economy

A post mortem of lockdown costs – a timely analysis from the Tax Payers’ Alliance

by Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read. THE Tax Payers Alliance has published a timely and rigorous report giving hard...
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#55 Brexit allows the UK to ban the import of Foie Gras made from force-fed Geese

On 4th June Labour announced it would follow suit on a promised but undelivered Conservative pledge, to ban the sale...
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#54 Leaving the EU allowed the UK to completely avoid the EU Migration Pact

The new EU Migration Pact mandates each member state takes its share of at least 30,000 asylum relocations a year,...
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#53 Labour’s election pledge to apply VAT on independent school fees required Brexit

In summer 2024 Labour announced it would remove the VAT exemption for all UK independent schools. This would not be...
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#52 The UK no longer needs to pay £150m for EU parliamentary elections to take place

In June 2024 all EU member states undertook fresh elections for the EU Parliament. In 2019 it cost the UK...
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#51 The UK is able to fully ban the domestic sale of goods such as wet wipes containing plastic

On 22nd April 2024, the UK Government announced its intention to ban wet wipes that contain plastic. This would not...
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#50 Independent trade policy allows for UK artists to receive royalties on Australian resales

The UKs independent trade policy allowed the UK to secure an FTA with Australia, which included 5% commission on all...
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