Reform UK are presenting themselves as an insurgent political party, yet their adoption of former Conservatives shows they are nothing more than the 'Tories in disguise'.
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Majority want closer EU ties on food, defence and youth mobility
A majority of the British public support closer ties with the European Union (EU), including on food and drink rules, defence and security and a youth mobility visa scheme.UK-EU energy co-operation ‘vital’ to shield against geopolitical shocks, expert warns
Energy cooperation with the EU is “absolutely vital” to protect the UK from price spikes following geopolitical shocks, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an expert has warned.Urgently improving UK-EU trade links best way to grow economy
Urgently improving the UK's trade links with the EU is the easiest and most effective way to grow the UK economy, campaigners have stressed following reports of private sector expectations of a downturn.International students vital for Britain's soft power
Campaigners have stressed that international students gaining a "lifelong fondness for the UK" is a "vital component of Britain's soft power", after the government announced it would scrap target numbers for international students in the UK.
The UK-EU Youth Experience Scheme Report
This report, from the cross-party, cross-industry UK Trade and Business Commission (UKTBC) delivers 17 substantive recommendations for the UK Government, and our EU partners on how we can make a youth experience scheme a reality.Decoding Populism: Voters considering Reform UK want wealth taxes
As speculation over the Budget continues, Best for Britain has tested where the public, and key segments of Reform UK's base, think the Chancellor should raise taxes. The latest findings...The UK’s trading partners: Public attitudes towards the UK’s main trading partners, including the EU and US
This report presents the third set of results and key findings of a comprehensive public opinion survey of 4,368 adults carried out by YouGov on behalf of Best for Britain between 5th - 10th September 2025. This report builds on previous Best for Britain research which focused on public attitudes towards Brexit, ahead of the Budget of November 2025, and public views on the biggest issues facing the UK, and local communities.The UK's biggest challenges: Public attitudes towards the most important issues facing the UK and local communities
Best for Britain's latest polling report suggests that the cost of living is the top priority for people both nationally and locally. Conversely, the salience of immigration and asylum drops from the second most prominent issue in aggregate, to the seventh, when the biggest issues facing the UK are reframed to individuals and local communities.
FAQ: The UK-EU Youth Experience Scheme
Following the release of the UK Trade and Business Commission’s (UKTBC) pioneering report into a Youth Experience Scheme, outlining 17 recommendations for the government's negotiations with the EU, there’s a lot of detail to get across. Ever wondered how the proposed scheme would work? Well, we’ve broken down all you need to know about a UK-EU Youth Experience Scheme.We went undercover on Far-Right TikTok. Here’s what we found.
Meet George2006 and John1987, two young men who have recently joined TikTok... except they’re not really young men... they’re us.The price of democracy?
How much is a pint of milk? A litmus test for politicians everywhere. But how much does a democracy cost? Well, if you’re Argentinian, you could answer quite quickly and precisely: forty billion US dollars.Macron or move on?
Since Emmanuel Macron welcomed back a new parliament in July 2024 things have not gone smoothly. Each Prime Minister appointed by the French President - Barnier, Bayrou, and Lecornu - has tried and failed to form effective governments due to a bitterly divided legislature. Radical parties on both the left and right have exposed a shrinking centre ground in French politics, building pressure on Macron to resign in the face of unprecedented public unpopularity. With Lecornu re-appointed just four days after his resignation with a new promise to delay planned pension reform, why has French politics descended into chaos?
Cost of Brexit
The Cost of Brexit
Nearly ten years since the referendum, and five years since we officially left the EU, we know that Brexit has been deeply damaging for the UK. But do we know just how much Brexit has cost us? With so many figures floating about, it can be hard to know where to look and what to trust. So to make ...
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Report: Quantifying the opportunities for economic growth
Best for Britain asked Frontier Economics to independently model the economic effects of alignment rules and standards for goods and services between the UK and the EU within the UK Government’s negotiating red lines of ‘no return to the single market, customs union or freedom of movement’. The modelling also considered the United States potentially levying tariffs on the UK and other trade partners.
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