Here is a bright, shiny new trade deal for you as a gift wrapped #Brexit present from our friends in #Japan 🎎🇯🇵🏮🏯
Remainers said we couldn't get a better deal than the #EU
Here's why they were wrong...(again)
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[1] Digital is the future and this is streets ahead of the EU deal in that respect. There is an increased level of data recognition & a ban on data localisation, which will prevent UK businesses from having the extra cost of setting up servers in Japan. Huge for our #Tech sector.
Jun 27, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
The UK continues to attract more foreign direct investment projects than any other country in Europe, despite #Brexit
A nice little #ThursdayThoughts feelgood THREAD on why the UK is stronger than ever. 🇬🇧💪🏼
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[2] Figures from the Department for International Trade published yesterday show 1,782 new inward investment projects were recorded in 2018/19, creating over 57,000 new jobs and safeguarding nearly 7,000 jobs in the UK.
Feb 1, 2019 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
PRESS RELEASE from ABE in response to report that "Third of UK businesses are looking to relocate" - 09:45, 1 February 2019.
[FOLLOWS]
1/ The IoD claims to represent over 30,000 members yet has today released a survey representing a sample size of 1200, equivalent to canvassing 4% of their membership. They have provided no details of how these members were selected or a break down of the data sets.
The UK still holds all the cards. They just need to be played correctly.
A short #Thread from Leave colleagues from the far south to the distant north of our wonderful island. With thanks to @ScotsForLeaveEU
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1/ The EU & Irish govt have said that there will be no hard border with NI in the event of “no deal” at UK exit. But this means that the EU has also accepted that the EU is bound to do a ‘zero-for-zero’ deal with no tariff barriers with the UK.
Oct 2, 2018 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
The excellent @ALTEREU have blown the lid off how decisions are made in Brussels. Forget the cuddly PR machine. The EU is in thrall to corporate interests and professional lobbyists that, behind closed doors, shut out competition from challengers and SMEs.
A THREAD
2/ A 2014 investigation into the size of the financial lobby in Brussels
found that banks, investment funds and other financial companies had at least 1700 professional lobbyists at their disposal. This means financial lobbyists outnumber MEPs by around 2.5 times!