BREXIT STRENGTHENS OUR DEFENCES AND OUR STANDING IN THE WORLD Summary: Since leaving the EU, the UK has improved its score on the Global Soft Power Index compiled by Brand Finance (the world's leading brand valuation and strategy consultancy) and consolidated its position at the top of the leaderboard, second only to the US. Explanation: [...]
BREXIT MEANS WE CONTROL OUR OWN BORDERS Summary: The new points-based migration approval system resulted in the UK having a significantly higher OECD attractiveness ranking for highly skilled workers – "owing to changes to the migration regime introduced after Brexit" only possible after leaving the EU. Explanation: The new points-based meritocratic system of migration approval, [...]
BREXIT MEANS WE CONTROL OUR OWN BORDERS Summary: Leaving the EU has allowed the UK to offer a truly fair points-based migration policy, that does not unduly favour predominantly white Europeans to those from other parts of the world. Outside of the former British Empire and now Commonwealth nations, UK policy now treats everyone the [...]
BREXIT STRENGTHENS OUR DEFENCES AND OUR STANDING IN THE WORLD Summary: In 2019, as a member of the EU, the UK wasn’t even in the top 10 OECD countries on their Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. In 2022, as a direct consequence of liberalizations made having left the EU, the UK ranked 2nd only to Japan. [...]
BREXIT MEANS BETTER TRADE Summary: As a direct consequence of leaving the EU, the UK has been able to independently reduce the volume of barriers to trade (both tariff and non-tariff), meaning that the net result from leaving the EU is a reduction in trade barriers faced by UK businesses. Explanation: As a member of [...]
