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Science, Technology and R&D
Brexit has fundamentally altered the UK’s science, technology, and research sectors, impacting funding, international collaboration, and talent mobility. As science remains a cornerstone of economic growth and innovation, understanding these challenges - and how we can go about solving them - is vital for securing the UK’s future prosperity.
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Cost of Brexit
The Cost of Brexit
Nearly ten years since the referendum, and six 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 t...
Youth Mobility Scheme
Since the UK left the EU, routes for mobility between the UK and our closest neighbours and allies have disappeared. That's why we propose a reciprocal youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU for 18-35 year olds for a period of up to 5 years. What do we recommend? Best for Britain supports th...
Creative, Arts and Culture
The UK's creative industries contribute £126 billion to the economy and employ over 2 million people. However, these sectors were overlooked in the original Brexit deal, facing new trade barriers as a result. Here, we highlight the economic and social value of the creative, arts, and culture sect...
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Tell your MP to prioritise trade with the EU
The UK faces a critical moment as we prepare for the 2026 review of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. A new megapoll by YouGov for Best for Britain reveals that every constituency in Great Britain thinks the UK Government should prioritise trade with the EU over the USA and other countries. Twice as m...
General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)
On 13 December 2024 the European Union’s new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) came into effect, impacting businesses across Britain by introducing new post-Brexit trade barriers with our closest overseas market, and delivering another blow to businesses exporting to Northern Ireland. We'...
Latest posts in Europe and Brexit
UK’s EU membership signal strongest lever on inflation
As the annual inflation rate remains stagnant, the government must signal intention for regaining EU membership to keep prices down, campaigners urge.UK GDP drop shows Brexit compounding economic damage
The government must signal the UK’s intent to apply for EU membership to boost economic growth and increase trade.Renewed Trump tariffs more proof UK-EU relationship essential for economic security
US President Donald Trump's planned new tariffs - in an effort to resurrect his controversial trade policy - are yet more proof that the UK needs to "fully align with our friends and allies in Europe", campaigners have said.Red flags keep football talent from Britain
The inability to sign young football talent as a result of Nigel Farage's Brexit will deter athletes from Britain, campaigners warn.UK-EU food and drink alignment needed first step
The UK's alignment with European food and drink regulations is critical for relationship reset but economic benefits of joining EU must be assesed, campaigners urge.Cyprus: The rise of the “kindergarten fascists”
The fear that the far-right would make advances in the Cypriot legislative elections was realised this weekend. The anti-immigration Greek National People’s Front (ELAM), inspired by the disgraced neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, won almost 11% of the vote and has been crowned the “sole winner” of the election by observers. With Cyprus currently holding the EU’s Presidency until the end of June, how might ELAM’s gains shape the politics of the bloc's easternmost member?Brexit seen as failure in Northern Ireland
Re-joining the EU is key to unifying the UK, campaigners have stressed.Brexit made UK poorer while Farage claims he was ‘rewarded’
Brexit campaign led by Nigel Farage leaves the UK worse off, campaigners affirm.UK-EU trade stalled by Brexit barriers demands greater urgency
The government must urgently advocate for the UK's renewed EU membership to revive declining exports, campaigners have urged.