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  • Revealed: Brexit Britain is LOVED internationally (but not by the EU)

    Investment into Brexit Britain by foreign companies breaks all records

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    Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) exceeds £2 TRILLION for first time

    A Brexit Facts4EU.Org report on
    the international attractiveness of Brexit Britain

    In the first full year of Brexit all previous records were broken, as inward FDI topped the £2 TRILLION mark for the first time ever.

    Yesterday (Mon 23 Jan 2023) the Office for National Statistics unveiled its latest 2021 figures for foreign companies investing in Brexit Britain (FDI).

    Inward investment increased by £83.2 billion in 2021 and the overall figure has increased by 68.7% since the EU Referendum year of 2016.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the UK, 2021

    [Source: Latest figures in £s billions from the ONS, 23 Jan 2023]

    • 2016 : £1,187.3 bn
    • 2017 : £1,392.5 bn
    • 2018 : £1,572.8 bn
    • 2019 : £1,640.6 bn
    • 2020 : £1,919.2 bn
    • 2021 : £2,002.4 bn

    © Brexit Facts4EU.Org 2023 – click to enlarge

    The former Brexit Minister, the Rt Hon David Jones MP commented to us on our report

    “This important research gives the lie to claims by Rejoiners that the United Kingdom has become increasingly unattractive to overseas investors since Brexit.

    “In fact, foreign direct investment into the UK has almost doubled since the 2016 referendum.

    “Non-EU countries are scrambling to invest in an increasingly dynamic UK, freed of the burdensome bureaucracy beloved by Brussels.

    “The enactment of the Retained EU Law Bill will result in thousands more unnecessary EU regulations consigned to the scrap heap, making the UK more competitive and even more attractive to overseas investors.”

    – The Rt Hon David Jones MP, Tues 24 Jan 2023

    Brexit Britain is loved by the world… if not by the EU

    Crucially, the increase in inward foreign direct investment did not come from the EU27, but from companies in the Americas and non-EU Europe.

    The value of inward investment from the EU27 actually fell in 2021.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    By region of the world : Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the UK, 2021

    [Source: Latest figures in £s billions from the ONS, 23 Jan 2023]

    • EU27 : £685.1bn (-£20.3 year-on-year)
    • Non-EU Europe & Americas : £1,135.0bn (+£127.0 year-on-year)

    © Brexit Facts4EU.Org 2023 – click to enlarge

    Observations

    Another big Rejoiner myth busted wide open by Brexit Facts4EU.Org

    We have lost track of the number of times we have seen Rejoiners telling the British public that foreign investment into the United Kingdom has dried up since we left the European Union.

    In fact, the opposite is the case as the official figures from the ONS show. Not only has inward foreign investment increased, it has broken all records and has now gone over the £2 TRILLION mark for the first time in history.

    The increase has come from outside the EU27

    As we point out in our headline, it seems that Brexit Britain is LOVED internationally, but not by the EU.

    The EU27 invested £20bn less in the UK in 2021 than in 2020. However this was massively overshadowed by the £127bn increase from non-EU European countries and from the Americas.

    In fact, non-EU countries now represent two-thirds of the value of foreign investment in Brexit Britain. The EU27 is becoming less and less relevant. They have dropped five percentage points in the last four years alone.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

    We badly need more of our thousands of readers to become members, to support this work. Could this be you, today? It’s quick and easy, we give you a choice of two highly secure payment providers, and we do NOT ask you for further support if you pay once. We just hope you keep supporting us. Your membership stays anonymous unless you tell us otherwise.

    Please don’t assume that other people will keep us going – we don’t receive enough to survive and we need your help today. Could you help us? We rely 100% on public contributions from readers like you.

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    [ Source: UK Office for National Statistics, 23 Jan 2023 ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Tues 24 Jan 2023

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  • “The EU and Remoaner MPs conspired to overturn the democratic will of the British people – let’s place the blame firmly where it lies”

    Some basic facts of Brexit history, summarised by Brexit Facts4EU.Org

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    The EU – what did we leave, what have we gained, and what is still to come?

    A Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org five-part special report

    1. Part OneWe have just entered the third year of Great Britain’s freedom from the EU empire
    2. Part Two – How the EU and Remoaner MPs conspired to overturn the democratic will of the British people [THIS REPORT]
    3. Part Three – The Top 10 benefits of Brexit so far
    4. Part Four – The Top 10 benefits of Brexit to come
    5. Part Five – The next 10 benefits of Brexit to come

    In this landmark report, we provide the official facts
    showing why the UK should never even think of rejoining the EU

    The EU Commission made clear their hostility to the UK on Day One

    It is evident that the EU acted in bad faith throughout its negotiations with the United Kingdom. Here are just three examples, starting on the first day after the largest democratic vote in British history.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    The EU’s intent was clear from the outset

    Here are just three examples of their hostility

    “This is not an amicable divorce.”

    (This was on the day of the Referendum result, before any discussions of any kind had taken place.)

    Former EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, 24 June 2016

    “There needs to be a threat, there must be a risk, there must be a price.”

    (This was well before Remainer Prime Minister Theresa May had even invoked Article 50, saying the UK was leaving.)

    Former French President Francois Hollande, 15 Sept 2016

    “We intend to teach people… what leaving the Single Market means”

    Chief EU Negotiator Michel Barnier, 2 Sept 2017

    It doesn’t come much clearer than that. This set the tone for all future discussions and was followed by a raft of EU diktaks and unreasonable demands, none of which were based on any existing legal obligations.

    In the words of the teenager Greta Thunberg, “How dare you?”

    Given the animosity shown by President Jean-Claude Juncker to the United Kingdom, we are compelled to say something now.

    Juncker was an unelected EU bureaucrat. He was formerly the Prime Minister of the tiniest mainland EU country, Luxembourg, which only owes its status to being, in effect, a tax haven. Only the divided island of Cyprus (part-Turkish) is smaller by land mass.

    In terms of population, Luxembourghers are less than 0.5% of the population of the United Kingdom, as half of the people who live there are foreigners. Juncker was PM of a country which would rank way down on the list of cities in the UK. This puts him on a par with a British mayor and by no means a world leader.

    Luxembourg’s main claim to fame is that it is home to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the ECJ’) which continues to rule over the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement with the EU.

    Despite all the above, Juncker was treated with courtesy and deference by the appallingly weak UK Remainer Government of Theresa May – far too much in the view of a great many voters.

    Just some of the EU’s atrocities in its behaviour towards the UK

    There are a great many instances of the EU’s abominable behaviour towards the United Kingdom, after the British people voted to leave its empire. Over the years, long-standing readers will know that Brexit Facts4EU.Org has itemised these in detail, providing documentary evidence. In this summary we can only mention a few.

    For example, the EU forbade the UK from speaking to governments around the world about future trading relations. It even forbade the UK from speaking to the individual governments of EU member countries.

    The EU has quite evidently never acted ‘in good faith’ and nor has it used its ‘best endeavours’. It has acted like a hostile imperial power.

    It consistently attempted to impose unreasonable restrictions on withdrawal and trade talks with the UK. Possibly the most egregious issue which remains is Northern Ireland, which must now be released from the EU and placed firmly back where it belongs – as an integral part of the United Kingdom.

    During the trade talks the EU imposed restrictive clauses on the UK which it has not used on any other major country in trade negotiations. These demands are not in any way consistent with the conditions which prevail in any free trade agreement between any other major country in the world.

    In short, the EU has acted in a punitive and hostile manner towards the United Kingdom, and the UK is now within its rights under international law to repudiate the Withdrawal Treaty on this basis.

    And what of the arch-Remoaner MPs?

    It took years, but eventually many of the arch Remoaner-Rejoiner MPs were rejected by the British electorate as soon as voters were given a chance to express their opinion in the voting booth.

    Below is a photo of some of the MPs in question, conspiring with a foreign power in order to overturn the EU Referendum result.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    Some examples of the behaviour of the EU and their Remainer-Rejoiner friends in the UK Parliament since 2016

    1. Conspiring with extremist and anti-democratic British politicians from minority parties and some of the cabal of anti-Brexit Conservatives – and even with unelected campaigners – who were determined to overturn the legitimate Referendum result.
    2. Doing so while keeping the details secret from the UK Government.

    Extreme Remainers meeting EU Chief Negotiator in Brussels, 15 Jan 2018

    1. Failing to observe the principle of ‘good faith’ in its dealings with the United Kingdom (eg the EU Commission’s President saying on 24 June 2016 “This will not be an amicable divorce” – before any talks had even started).
    2. Triggering Article 16 of the N.I. Protocol in January 2020 with no prior consultation with the British or Irish governments.
    3. Failing to protect the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement by imposing a Protocol which denies the fundamental principle of consent, seriously endangering the peace process.
    4. Removing Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom by negating the Act of Union (as confirmed by the N.I. High Court).
    5. Failing to respect international law and human rights, in not giving citizens or their elected representatives in Northern Ireland a say over laws or taxes imposed on them.
    6. Deliberate and over-excessive application of customs rules for British exporters (eg using ‘the wrong coloured ink’).
    7. Failing to honour the commitment to the UK being part of the Horizon research programme.
    8. Imposing the rule of a foreign court on UK citizens in contravention of all international norms and human rights.
    9. Imposing a ‘divorce bill’ of £43bn on the United Kingdom with no legal justification at all.
    10. Publishing an incessant diet of Pravda-style propaganda against the United Kingdom.

    Observations

    How did we get here?

    Let’s place the blame firmly where it lies. The EU and Remoaner MPs conspired to overturn the democratic will of the British people. Since the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU in 2016, Facts4EU.Org has continuously argued that the only solution was a complete exit with trade being conducted on World Trade Organisation rules.

    We did so because we understood the mentality of the all-powerful and unelected EU technocrats who were and are determined to punish the United Kingdom for leaving.

    If the UK had not had possibly the worst negotiator in the world (and a Remainer to boot) in the form of Theresa May as Prime Minister, a negotiated settlement might have been agreed because the UK is the EU’s second-largest export market after the United States.

    The importance of being earnest in rebuttals

    Every time the EU came out with one of its statements making wholly inaccurate assertions and claims, senior UK civil servants should have immediately drafted statements for the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers rebutting them robustly. This simply has not happened, probably because all senior Civil Servants are Remainers.

    Does any right-minded reader in the world think it is in any way reasonable for an exit agreement between a country and a wannabe superstate to be adjudicated by the wannabe superstate’s court?

    Can our US readers imagine a Mexican court adjudicating on a US-Mexico agreement and imposing massive fines on the US? This is what the UK is dealing with.

    This is the nature of the EU beast, red in tooth and claw.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

    We badly need more of our thousands of readers to become members, to support this work. Could this be you, today? It’s quick and easy, we give you a choice of two highly secure payment providers, and we do NOT ask you for further support if you pay once. We just hope you keep supporting us. Your membership stays anonymous unless you tell us otherwise.

    Please don’t assume that other people will keep us going – we don’t receive enough to survive and we need your help today. Could you help us? We rely 100% on public contributions from readers like you.

    If you believe in a fully-free, independent, and sovereign United Kingdom, please join now by clicking on one of the links below or you can use our Support page here. You will receive a personal, friendly ‘thank you’ from a member of our team within 24 hours. Thank you.

    [ Sources: EU Commission ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Mon 23 Jan 2023

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  • For the first time in history, the majority of babies are now born out of wedlock

    Over 50% of births in England & Wales are now not to married couples, according to ONS

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    Facts4EU.Org reveals the changing face of the society we now live in

    On Thursday the Office for National Statistics released the latest figures on births in England and Wales, for the year 2021 – the first year of Brexit. Some of the results are very interesting and as the BBC has failed to cover this, Facts4EU.Org will.

    The report from the ONS was a little odd, focusing on still and pre-term births, so we delved into the data to bring readers a summary picture which may surprise many people.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    Office for National Statistics – ‘Birth characteristics in England and Wales: 2021’

    • 51.3% of babies are born out of wedlock
    • Average age of mothers has increased to 31 years old
    • Total fertility rate is now only 1.55 children per couple
    • October was the most popular month for births
    • Over four in 10 births are not what the ONS describes as ‘White British’

    [Source: Latest ONS official data, released 19 Jan 2023.]

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    Babies born out of wedlock now outnumber those born to married couples

    This is the first year in history that births registered outside of a marriage or civil partnership have outnumbered births registered within a marriage or civil partnership. There were 624,828 live births in 2021, of which 320,713 (51.3%) were registered to women outside of any form of wedlock.

    This is the first time this has happened since figures first started being collected in the year 1845 – over 175 years ago.

    The oldest parents in history

    In the latest figures, (for 2021), the average age of mothers who gave birth in England and Wales increased to 31 years old, while the average age of fathers is 34. These figures are the highest since data collection on parental age began in 1938 for mothers and in 1964 for fathers.

    The total fertility rate (TFR) for England and Wales in 2021 was estimated to be 1.55 children per woman and the general fertility rate (GFR) was 54.1 births per 1,000 women.

    In 2021 October was the most popular month for new babies

    The most popular date of birth in 2021 was 23 September with 2,055 live births occurring and the second most popular was 07 October with 2,011 live births.

    In 2021, October was the most popular month for births, while the least popular month was February.

    Between 2001 and 2021, on average, 9 of the top 10 dates of births were towards the end of September and early October. During this period, 27 September was the most popular date for a baby to be born. The least popular date of birth between 2001 and 2021 was Boxing Day followed by Christmas Day.

    Finally, ethnicity

    We will first say that it is the ONS that collects and publishes this data, not us. Secondly, the Facts4EU.Org team includes people of different ethnic backgrounds and races.

    We feel it is perfectly legitimate to report the Office for National Statistics information, and this is summarised below.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    Ethnic diversity

    Latest official figures from the ONS

    • White British : 367,375
    • Asian : 75,923
    • White Other : 72,945
    • Black : 29,866
    • Other ethnic group, mixed, or not stated : 78,053
    • Total live births : 624,162

    • 41.1% of these are not what the ONS characterises as as “White British”

    [Source: Latest ONS official data, released 19 Jan 2023.]

    © Brexit Facts4EU.Org 2023 – click to enlarge

    Observations

    No doubt the woke mob will come down on us like a tonne of bricks for daring to report the data from the Office for National Statistics.

    Our view is that this is official information which the public has the right to know. If the BBC will not report it then we have to.

    For the first time in British history, more babies are being born out of wedlock than in marriages or ‘civil partnerships’. We think that is significant. It raises questions about the nature of the society we live in.

    The Wokerati in the metropolitan centres might not like this talked about but we believe people across the country would like to know more about their country. There is no doubt that we are becoming increasingly diverse over time and that traditional family units are now in the minority when it comes to new births.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

    We badly need more of our thousands of readers to become members, to support this work. Could this be you, today? It’s quick and easy, we give you a choice of two highly secure payment providers, and we do NOT ask you for further support if you pay once. We just hope you keep supporting us. Your membership stays anonymous unless you tell us otherwise.

    Please don’t assume that other people will keep us going – we don’t receive enough to survive and we need your help today. Could you help us? We rely 100% on public contributions from readers like you.

    If you believe in a fully-free, independent, and sovereign United Kingdom, please join now by clicking on one of the links below or you can use our Support page here. You will receive a personal, friendly ‘thank you’ from a member of our team within 24 hours. Thank you.

    [ Source: Office for National Statistics ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Sun 22 Jan 2023

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  • The Freeport Brexit boom – the good news keeps quietly accumulating

    Majority of English Freeports now up and running, more to come, plus Scotland and Wales

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    Facts4EU.Org summarises the ‘what, where, and why?’ of the Brexit Freeport revolution

    Over the past few years Facts4EU has reported on the new Freeport revolution enabled by the UK’s departure from the European Union.

    Today we bring readers an update. We also explain why this would not have happened if the UK had remained a member of the EU.

    The latest news – majority of English Freeports are now approved

    In the last two weeks the Government has made further announcements about Freeports in England, Scotland, and Wales. As ever, Northern Ireland is a separate case as it continues to languish in the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union, still subject to the EU’s bureaucratic state aid controls.

    Below, Facts4EU.Org summarises what Freeports are, those which are already operational, how many have been approved, and what the benefits are for UK PLC.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    Freeports – another Brexit benefit

    In this report we address:-

    1. What are Freeports?
    2. Could we have done this while still a member of the EU?
    3. How many does the UK have and how many are we going to have?
    4. Wales is about to catch up
    5. What are the benefits of Freeports to the local community and to the country?

    [Sources: See bottom of article.]

    1. What are Freeports?

    Credit: Plymouth Cattewater Harbour Commissioners

    Freeports are defined areas where it is possible to import goods (typically at a seaport or airport) without paying any import duty or tax, use them in a manufacturing process, and then export the finished goods. They can extend up to 28 miles beyond the centre.

    They have precise geographical boundaries within which companies can operate on preferential tax terms, making inward investment attractive.

    Countries around the world have adopted Freeports or other kinds of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), but the UK Government says it has worked in partnership with ports, businesses, local authorities, and wider stakeholders to develop a world-leading Freeports model for England. The Welsh government has now followed the English model, as has the Scottish government – with a small variation.

    2. Could we have done this while still a member of the EU?

    No, not in the highly competitive way the UK is doing this. The EU Commission allows what are known as “Free Zones”. On the face of it these are similar to the England’s Freeports, but they are highly restrictive in terms of the incentives governments can offer to persuade companies to invest.

    Governed by the EU’s draconian ‘state aid’ rules, there are a wide range of regulations and only bureaucrats in Brussels can give approval. Not only that, but in 2019 the EU Parliament said they should be phased out altogether.

    3. How many does the UK have and how many are we going to have?

    The UK currently has five operational Freeports. In addition, five more Freeports have been agreed, following a tendering process in each region. The information has been released sporadically by the Government and consequently Facts4EU.Org has had to try to collate this. Here is the list as best we understand it currently:-

    • Thames including the ports at London Gateway and Tilbury (operational from Nov 2021)
    • Teesside including Teesside International Airport, the Port of Middlesbrough and the Port of Hartlepool (operational from Dec 2021)
    • Plymouth & South Devon including the Port of Plymouth (operational)
    • Solent including the ports of Southampton, Portsmouth and Portsmouth International Port (operational)
    • Felixstowe & Harwich including the Port of Felixstowe and Harwich International Port (operational from 10 Jan 2023)
    • Humber including parts of Port of Immingham
    • Liverpool City Region including the Port of Liverpool (operational from 10 Jan 2023)
    • East Midlands Airport
    • Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (Scotland) – approved Jan 2023
    • Forth Green Freeport (Scotland) – approved Jan 2023


    © Crown

    4. Wales

    In November last year (2022) the bidding process for a Freeport in Wales closed. Three bids are being considered, but because of devolution the approval involves both the UK and Welsh governments. An announcement is expected soon.

    “It is fantastic to mark this first step in opening up this tremendous opportunity for the people of Wales to reap the rewards of a Freeport – from Porthcawl to Prestatyn.

    “Freeports have the potential to place rocket boosters under communities with their huge power in driving, harnessing and delivering tangible growth – in the same way Wales has with its proud and historic role as the engine room of success for the whole of the United Kingdom.”

    – Former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, 01 Sept 2022

    Backed by £26 million in UK Government funding, the successful site is expected to become operational in 2023.

    5. What are the benefits of Freeports to the local community and to the country?

    With their wide geographical spread across the country, it is not surprising that Freeports are touted by the Government as part of the ‘levelling up’ agenda. Combined, the six fully operational Freeports are expected to generate millions of pounds in investment and thousands of highly skilled jobs, boosting local economies and benefitting the whole of the UK.

    Levelling Up Minister Dehenna Davison said:

    “Freeports are magnets for investments, putting places like the Wirral and Harwich on the global stage and the frontier of innovation.

    “With £25 million of seed funding, these Freeports will unlock local expertise and skills to boost key local industries, create jobs and grow our national economy.

    “We are maximising the opportunities of leaving the European Union to drive growth, boost innovation and encourage investment in the UK.”

    Freeports are planned to act as national hubs for global trade and investment, making trade processes more efficient, maximising developments in production and acquiring specialist expertise to secure Freeports’ position within supply chains.

    The Government hopes this will create new markets for UK products and services and drive productivity improvements, bringing jobs and investment to Freeport regions for communities that need it most.

    Observations

    Freeports have potential

    The usual suspects make all kinds of arguments against Freeports and also try to claim they were possible under EU membership. This is wholly disingenuous. The EU has allowed Freeports which member countries had before joining, but has strictly controlled them using state aid provisions set by bureaucrats in Brussels.

    The simple fact is that the UK is now free to set its own tax rules for all the new Freeports which are being set up. This is now a political decision for the Chancellor and for the Cabinet. And these politicians are accountable to the electorate. When the UK was a member of the EU, British voters could not influence the EU Commission in the decisions it made – and which it continues to make on a weekly basis.

    British Freeports can now be administered in the best interests of the United Kingdom rather than in the interests of Brussels and 27 other countries. This is as it should be.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

    We badly need more of our thousands of readers to become members, to support this work. Could this be you, today? It’s quick and easy, we give you a choice of two highly secure payment providers, and we do NOT ask you for further support if you pay once. We just hope you keep supporting us. Your membership stays anonymous unless you tell us otherwise.

    Please don’t assume that other people will keep us going – we don’t receive enough to survive and we need your help today. Could you help us? We rely 100% on public contributions from readers like you.

    If you believe in a fully-free, independent, and sovereign United Kingdom, please join now by clicking on one of the links below or you can use our Support page here. You will receive a personal, friendly ‘thank you’ from a member of our team within 24 hours. Thank you.

    [ Sources: No.10 | Dept for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Welsh Government | Plymouth Harbour Commissioners | EU Commission | EU Parliament ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Sat 21 Jan 2023

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  • ‘We find no statistically significant ongoing economic damage of leaving the EU,’ says respected Professor

    How the effects of Brexit on trade, investment, and GDP have been miscalculated in recent work

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    Professor Patrick Minford provides a compelling argument, summarised by Facts4EU and CIBUK

    Ever since the UK voted to leave the European Union following the historic referendum result in 2016, arguments have raged over the impact of Brexit on the British economy.

    Analysis from the mainstream media has been overwhelmingly negative. But as the distinguished economist Professor Patrick Minford argues, closer examination of the data makes it almost impossible to jump to such conclusions. The Economist declined to publish this, so we are doing so.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    How the short run effects of Brexit on trade, investment and GDP
    have been miscalculated in recent work

    By Professor Patrick Minford CBE, of Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

    The full paper can be read here

    Across a range of criteria – trade, levels of investment, or GDP – Professor Minford’s findings are unambiguous:

    “We find no statistically significant ongoing effect of leaving the EU.”

    As expected, the volatility in the data caused by the external shocks of war and disease make the case for an identifiable Brexit-related economic shock almost impossible to compute.

    In that sense, argues Professor Minford, “the Brexit effects ‘found’ by media commentators are therefore of doubtful validity.”

    About the author: Since 1997 Professor Patrick Minford CBE has been Professor of Applied Economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. Previously he was Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Liverpool.

    In 2016, Prof Minford was a key member of the ‘Economists for Brexit’ group which stood against the consensus view of many economists, and advocated the UK’s departure from the European Union.

    We are pleased to share Professor Minford’s article with our readers in this summarised version, with a link to the full edition below this.

    Background to the current debate

    With multiple economic shocks reverberating around the world from Covid to Ukraine and the rising cost of energy, discerning a ‘Brexit effect’ amongst all of these involves a very high level of forensic analysis.

    The way this is done is by an ‘Event Study’

    The methodology for analysing effects on economic parameters is known as an ‘event study’. That is, to set out a “’normal relationship’ determining the economic variables of interest and then to identify the point of time at which the Brexit element intervened; this key date of Brexit arrival then allows us to identify the Brexit effect mathematically as a shift in the relationship definitely due to Brexit owing to its coinciding with that date.”

    With so many other economic shocks occurring before and after Brexit, the question arises whether the estimated effect of Brexit is statistically significant.

    MEASURING THE BREXIT ‘EVENT’

    Comparative Methodologies

    Professor Minford discusses some of the comparative methodologies commonly used by economists for estimating the effects of an economic event in one country against a group of others.

    In particular he highlights the danger of the ‘doppelganger’ (‘D’) method: “in which a group of other economies which in the past has behaved similarly to the UK is compared with the UK over the period since Brexit; if performance changes this is attributed to Brexit.”

    However the real danger of this ‘D method’ is that :

    “it identifies the effect of Brexit as any changes in the UK’s performance since Brexit relative to the D group.
    “This is manifestly incorrect. There are many other shocks to both the UK and this other group occurring both before and after Brexit that can between them generate these changes.”

    Measuring the impact of the Brexit Event

    Instead of the ‘D method’, the preferred benchmark comparator is the OECD average where no selection is needed and any comparisons with the UK economy is guaranteed free of selection bias. However, rather than use any comparator which will necessarily differ from the UK, it is better to use the UK’s own relationships over past and present to detect shifts in behaviour due to Brexit.

    Professor Minford outlines in some depth the standard economic methodologies which are used to identify the ‘shock’ of Brexit and to estimate its size in comparison with the other group.

    Having established the method, it is now possible to use economic theory to measure the impact of Brexit on the UK economy.

    ‘Temporary and minor disruption’

    On the basis of the detailed economic analysis, any disruption following Brexit is to be expected but should only be temporary as the UK remakes its trade deals and recalibrates its economic relations with the EU via the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA).

    MEASURING BREXIT: TRADE, GDP & INVESTMENT

    Finally, as Professor Minford explains

    “Any effects of Brexit must come through via trade, so we explore here the effects on trade as well as those on GDP and investment. Our method avoids any selection bias by simply using the OECD average as the group of countries to compare with the UK when we are gauging whether the comparison shifted post-Brexit.”

    From there, Professor Minford applies a set of economic regressions across trade, GDP and Investment, regressing UK data onto OECD data. He also examines effects found in the UK’s own relationships, with no comparator at all- the preferred method.

    In each and every case, there is no significant effect of Brexit.

    CONCLUSIONS

    Professor Minford’s findings are clear and unambiguous:

    “Whatever relationships we examine, whether trade, investment or GDP,
    we find no statistically significant ongoing damage of leaving the EU.”

    Introducing a Brexit ‘dummy variable’ economic model into the regressions above made no significant difference. Brexit was just one of many disruptive economic shocks to the UK economy over recent years and estimating its effect is ‘fraught with uncertainty.’

    Economic theory points to disruption to UK-EU trade in the short term, but the aim of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement is to create barrier-free access to trade, so any current disruption should dissipate over time.

    A full statistical analysis including comparative data regression tables can be found in Professor Minford’s full article which accompanies this summary explanation. Readers can access it here.

    Observations

    As one member of the Facts4EU team put it memorably after an interview we conducted with him a few years ago: “Patrick’s the best economics professor I never had.”

    With The Economist declining to publish Professor Minford’s work, Brexit Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org were pleased to step up to the plate.

    His analysis might not suit The Economist‘s pro-EU, anti-Brexit leanings, but it is surely important that differing views are read and considered carefully. Professor Minford is a highly personable and erudite man who has previously helped the Facts4EU team over the years. He freely admits that “this stuff is quite tricky” for the average reader but when you speak to him he does everything possible to make his complex work accessible.

    We much appreciate him allowing us to summarise his latest paper for a wider readership. For those who have studied economics, we recommend reading his paper in full. His methodology is comprehensive and sound and his conclusions are unequivocal. In short, Professor Minford and his team can find no evidence for the wild claims of the Rejoiner movement that Brexit has had any long-standing detrimental effect on the UK economy.

    We hope readers found this interesting.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Summary reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

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  • Official: Brexit Britain is doing much better than Rejoiners would have you believe

    News just out: Inflation – down. Jobs – up. Earnings – up. GDP – up

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    Facts4EU.Org summarises the sunny uplands of the statistics that matter

    The last two days have seen a raft of positive national statistics released by the ONS. Given that our state broadcaster prefers to present doom and gloom, Facts4EU.Org felt readers might want to read something more upbeat, based on official facts.

    Below we summarise the latest figures on jobs and the economy, just published. Whilst all in the garden may not be rosy, and storm clouds stay menacingly close on the near-horizon, there are plenty of rays of sunshine in the data released.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    Inflation, jobs, earnings, GDP – the latest official figures

    1. Headline inflation rate falls for third consecutive month

    • UK Oct 2022 : 9.6%
    • UK Nov 2022 : 9.3%
    • UK Dec 2022 : 9.2%
    • EU27 Dec 2022 : 10.4%

    [Sources: Office for National Statistics and Eurostat, 18 Jan 2023.]

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    2. Payrolled jobs are up by 1.8m in two years

    • Dec 2020 : 28,103,496
    • Dec 2022 : 29,898,203
    • Increase : 1,794,707 (+6.4%)

    [Source: Office for National Statistics, 17 Jan 2023.]

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    In the last 12 months the increase in payrolled employees was largest in the health and social work sector (a rise of 115,000 employees).

    3. Median monthly earnings are up by 14.0% in two years

    • Dec 2020 : £1,925
    • Dec 2022 : £2,194
    • Increase : (+14.0%)

    [Source: Office for National Statistics, 17 Jan 2023.]

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    Median monthly pay in December 2022 ranged from £1,122 in the accommodation and food service activities sector to £3,623 in finance and insurance.

    4. GDP has grown significantly in the two years since Brexit

    And finally, as we reported last week, the experts were confounded when the UK’s GDP rose in November when almost all of them expected it to fall.

    © Brexit Facts4EU.Org 2023 – click to read the report

    Observations

    It can’t be easy being a Rejoiner these days. They desperately need bad news but the good news for Brexit Britain just keeps on coming.

    Our report above shows clearly that by all the key measures, Brexit Britain is on the up. Not nearly as much as it could be if the Government pulled its finger out, true, but on the up nevertheless.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org continues to campaign for a low-tax, high growth, sensibly-regulated post Brexit environment. It’s essential that the 4,000 EU laws imposed on the UK over the years be either ditched completely or amended this year. It’s equally essential that government publicity departments start doing their job. Why should we have to pump out the good news all the time?

    Similarly, the BBC needs to wake up and start representing what most people in the country think – not just those in London. We do not expect them to act as a propaganda machine but we do expect them to present a more balanced view for their viewers and readers.

    With more support from our readers, Facts4EU.Org will continue to churn out reports such as the one above and we will continue to work with other pro-Brexit organisations to get this information out there. However, we can only do this with your financial help.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

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    [ Sources: ONS | Eurostat ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Thurs 19 Jan 2023

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  • Brexit boost: UK’s ranking jumps to World No.3, according to major PwC CEO survey

    World’s business leaders put UK at No.3 as most important place to invest

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    UK’s popularity has jumped since Brexit, as global CEOs vote

    In the 26th annual PwC survey of over 4,000 global CEOs, the UK jumped into the Top 3 in the world, in the list of the most popular countries in which to invest. The UK was behind only the US and China, for the first time.

    This is a massive vote of confidence in the newly-independent Brexit Britain by the world’s business elites, announced at the World Economic Forum on Monday.

    UK market more attractive than ever to global CEOs

    Encouragingly, the UK is now the third most important country for growth among global CEOs. Over the last couple of years the UK has become increasingly important to global CEOs looking to grow their revenue.

    In 2020 when the UK was still in the EU’s ‘Transition Period’ only 9% selected the UK. In the latest report for 2022 this has doubled to 18%.

    Kevin Ellis, Chairman and Senior Partner, PwC UK, said:

    “CEOs don’t expand and invest on a whim – they’re choosing the UK as that’s where they expect to see returns. That choice will be based on sector strengths in areas like AI and biotech, alongside our people-first, business-friendly environment.

    “To keep the UK attractive, we need renewed focus on skills and regional growth – both of which will help unlock productivity.”

    UK CEOs expect greater things than global competitors

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey

    The picture amongst UK CEOs

    • 86% of UK CEOs are automating processes and systems
    • 77% are deploying new technology
    • 74% are up-skilling their company’s workforce in priority areas
    • 96% say they are confident about their revenue growth prospects in the next three years

    [Source: PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey, 16 Jan 2023.]

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    By contrast, the global picture is much gloomier

    • 39% of global CEOs say their business will not be viable within a decade unless they change course
    • This compares with 22% in the UK

    Meanwhile, the Rejoiners continue to talk our country down

    On Monday the boss of Asda – the Conservative peer and former Chairman of the Remain campaign Lord Stuart Rose – was asked on LBC what impact Brexit has had on business.

    “It’s been catastrophic,” he replied.

    About PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey

    PwC surveyed 4,410 CEOs in 105 countries and territories in October and November of 2022. The global and regional figures in this report are weighted proportionally to country or regional nominal GDP to ensure that CEOs’ views are representative across all major regions.

    The industry- and country-level figures are based on un-weighted data from the full sample of 4,410 CEOs. Among these:

    • 2% of them lead organisations with revenues of US$25bn or more
    • 3% lead organisations with revenues between US$10bn and US$25bn
    • 18% lead organisations with revenues between US$1bn and US$10bn
    • 33% lead organisations with revenues between US$100m and US$1bn
    • 38% lead organisations with revenues of up to US$100m

    Observations

    The good Brexit news just keeps on coming

    The annual PwC survey of top CEOs around the world is now in its 26th year and it’s read by business leaders everywhere.

    For the UK to jump into the Top 3 countries in the world in which global CEOs want to expand their businesses is a massive vote of confidence in Brexit Britain. Not only are British CEOs more confident about the future of their businesses than the global average, but very importantly their international counterparts now see Brexit Britain as the place to come and invest.

    Our report above will be used by the Rebuttal Unit of CIBUK.Org, as it continues to correct the gloomy agenda of the Rejoin campaign and to present the facts to counter the narrative that seeks to take us back into the EU if a Labour government is elected next year.

    When it comes to the boss of Asda, we strongly recommend he sticks to business if he wants to retain Asda’s customers, and stays clear of spouting his extremist Remainer views.

    As ever, we have been unable to find the good news above on the BBC. We so much need the help of readers in re-tweeting our tweets and re-posting our Facebook posts, as well as donating to fund our efforts.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

    We badly need more of our thousands of readers to become members, to support this work. Could this be you, today? It’s quick and easy, we give you a choice of two highly secure payment providers, and we do NOT ask you for further support if you pay once. We just hope you keep supporting us. Your membership stays anonymous unless you tell us otherwise.

    Please don’t assume that other people will keep us going – we don’t receive enough to survive and we need your help today. Could you help us? We rely 100% on public contributions from readers like you.

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    [ Sources: PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Wed 18 Jan 2023

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  • “Jacob in shorts” – FIVE exclusive 60-second video ‘shorts’ of our interview with JRM

    An honest, frank assessment from Jacob Rees-Mogg MP of Brexit and where we are today

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    Facts4EU and CIBUK present the former BEIS Minister’s thoughts on important subjects

    Relatively few politicians down the years have become instantly recognisable by their first name. Those who spring to mind include ‘Winston’, ‘Maggie’, ‘Ronnie’, and ‘Boris’. To this illustrious list we must add ‘Jacob’.

    Facts4EU and CIBUK were therefore particularly pleased to interview the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP at the end of last year, in the library of his North SSomerset home via Zoom. For readers who missed it, the full interview can be accessed on YouTube here. Alternatively readers can read the highlights from the transcript here.

    For those who do not have the time to watch a half-hour interview, however, we have now collated five moments on some key topics. We are presenting these five “Jacob in shorts” below. He spoke to us exclusively on a range of topics and we have packaged these into ‘bite-sized chunks’ of five 60-second videos and are grateful to Mr Rees-Mogg for his assistance in helping us to get these important messages out there.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    EXCLUSIVE : Five 60-second videos of the former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
    the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP

    Video short 1
    On the cost of living crisis

    Description: The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg discusses the cost of living crisis in a recent interview with Facts4EU and CIBUK


    Video short 2
    On Brexit opportunities

    Description: . In this 1-minute clip from a wide-ranging interview with Facts4EU and CIBUK, the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP highlights the benefits of Brexit yet to be realised.


    Video short 3
    On net zero targets

    Description: Conservative MP for North East Somerset, the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg spoke to Facts4EU and CIBUK about important considerations in attempting to achieve net zero emissions.


    Video short 4
    On post-Brexit deregulation

    Description: Speaking to Facts4EU and CIBUK, the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP shares his views on the bureaucratic obstacles to deregulation in Britain.


    Video short 5
    On immigration and the ECHR

    Description: The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP talks about illegal immigration to the UK across the Channel, and what could be done about it.

    Observations

    We would like to thank the former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, for giving up his time for this interview. When he was a member of the government he had to stand by Cabinet collective responsibility. Now he is a little freer to speak out, although of course he remains supportive of the Government’s policies overall.

    Always a eurosceptic and a Leave supporter, Jacob is “on side”, even if some wish he would be tougher on the EU and on the Government’s trajectory on the completion of a full Brexit.

    We are grateful to Mr Rees-Mogg for his support in 2022, and look forward to working with him in 2023 in the cause of a fully-sovereign, fully-independent and fully-free United Kingdom.

    We must get reports like this out there

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    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

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    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Tues 17 Jan 2023

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  • Brexit Britain’s economy grows again, confounding Rejoiners’ hopes

    Using official ONS data, Facts4EU shows how the UK has grown since the EU Referendum

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    Latest GDP figures show more growth in November, against all predictions

    On Friday (13 Jan 2023) the Office for National Statistics released its latest data on the economy of Brexit Britain. Once again its report has confounded the sceptics, showing growth – albeit small – in November.

    Using the ONS’s own figures, Facts4EU.Org demonstrates how the Remainers’ dire threats of the UK’s economy “falling off a cliff” if the British people dared to vote Leave have proved to be completely false.

    Can any Remainer-Rejoiner please tell the public when the UK’s economy “fell off a cliff”?

    Below we show the progress of the UK’s economy, using exactly the same basis as the ONS used in its release of data on Friday. They plotted UK gross domestic product (GDP) using 2019 as a baseline.

    In other words, this shows the real change in GDP over time. We have started in June 2016, when the great British public voted to leave the European Union. Voters were told at the time that the impact of a Leave vote would be immediate.

    Clearly, the Covid pandemic intervened in March 2020 so we have shown growth up until that point.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    The ONS’s UK monthly GDP index

    From the Referendum to the start of the pandemic

    • Jun 2016 : 94.2
    • Feb 2020 : 100.2

    [Source: Official ONS data published 13 Jan 2023, using their index showing real GDP growth.]

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    From the start of the pandemic to Nov 2022 (latest figures)

    • Mar 2020 : 93.1
    • Nov 2022 : 99.9

    [Source: Official ONS data published 13 Jan 2023, using their index showing real GDP growth.]

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    Brexit Britain growing? What’s going on?

    Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.1% in November 2022, following growth of 0.5% in October 2022.

    The services sector grew by 0.2% in November 2022, after growth of 0.7% (revised up from a growth 0.6% in the ONS’s previous publication) in October 2022 and was the main driver of the growth in GDP. Production fell by just 0.2% in November 2022 and construction remained flat on the month.

    The main driver of services growth in November 2022 was administrative and support activities, which grew by 2.0% in November 2022, following growth of 1.7% in October 2022. All six industries within this sub-sector saw growth on the month, with employment activities having the largest contribution with growth of 2.1%.

    Telecommunications and computer programming, consultancy and related activities were the largest contributors, with growth of 3.9% and 2.4% respectively.

    When will David Cameron and George Osborne apologise for misleading the British public?

    Remainer-Rejoiners would rather the public forget about the wild threats from the government at the time about the immediate effects on the economy if the British public dared to defy them and voted for Leave.

    These threats were many and various, but in this report we focus solely on economic growth. Somehow, outside the EU, the UK’s economy has continued to grow.

    Photo left: PM David Cameron “high fiving” EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels

    It must be said that there is no way of misreading the data. These are the official figures from the ONS.

    November’s growth would have been higher without NHS “Track ‘n’ Trace”

    As all readers will be aware, the Government spent a small fortune on Covid measures such as the NHS’s “Track ‘n’ Trace” programme. As these are rolled back, they artificially dampen real growth in the official figures.

    Here is what the ONS said on Friday:-

    “NHS Test and Trace and COVID-19 vaccination programme activity fell by 63% in November 2022, following increases in September and October. This was driven by a fall in vaccine activity as the autumn booster programme slows down. Overall, NHS Test and Trace and the COVID-19 vaccination programme contributed an estimated negative 0.2 percentage points to monthly GDP growth.”

    – Office for National Statistics, 13 Jan 2023

    In other words, without that NHS programme, growth would have been higher in November by 0.2%, making it a respectable +0.3%.

    Observations

    On a daily basis we observe the anger and frustration by Rejoiners on social media, (often vented at us), who simply cannot accept the result of the largest democratic vote in the United Kingdom’s history.

    We find it sad that there are still people who would rather see the UK’s economy fall so that they can say “told you so”, than to see it continue to rise as it has done since the Referendum. (Covid pandemic excepted.)

    The Facts4EU.Org did not campaign for Brexit expecting the economy to grow as it has. We expected a bumpy ride but one we could accept as the price for freedom and independence.

    In practice, Brexit Britain has performed remarkably well, as this report shows. We continue to await abject apologies from David Cameron and George Osborne, amongst many, many others.

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

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  • Brexit Britain’s stock markets reached record highs on Friday

    Yet another Remainer-Rejoiner myth is destroyed, by Brexit Facts4EU.Org

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    All Europe’s economies are struggling but the UK’s markets are at their highest level in history

    Last week the UK’s main stock market index – the FTSE 100 – hit a record high. So did the All-Share Index. Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org reveal the inconvenient truth for the BBC and all those who wish to talk our country down.

    Below we present the simple, official facts, obtained by us from the London Stock Exchange on Sunday 15 January 2023. We show the two indices on 01 Jan 2016 (six months before the EU Referendum) and the same indices last Friday (13 Jan 2023). These show growth of almost 29% in each case.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    London Stock Exchange – Index from 01 Jan 2016 to 13 Jan 2023

    1. The FTSE 100

    • 01 Jan 2016 : 6,083.79
    • 13 Jan 2023 : 7,844.07
    • Increase : +28.9%

    [Source: The London Stock Exchange, accessed 15 Jan 2023.]

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    And it’s not only the large multinationals who are doing well

    When presented with information such as that above, Rejoiners will clutch at straws and say “Ah, but those are only the big multinationals. They might be listed in London but they do most of their business abroad.”

    The bad news for Rejoiners – but the good news for everyone else – is that Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org also looked at the London Stock Exchange’s All-Share Index.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

    London Stock Exchange – Index from 01 Jan 2016 to 13 Jan 2023

    2. The FTSE All-Share Index

    • 01 Jan 2016 : 3,335.90
    • 13 Jan 2023 : 4,291.44
    • Increase : +28.6%

    [Source: The London Stock Exchange, accessed 15 Jan 2023.]

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    Observations

    Last week Facts4EU.Org and CIBUK.Org published a report showing how the UK’s economy has risen since the EU Referendum. Contrary to what Rejoiners would have readers believe, GDP is up in Brexit Britain.

    No-one is suggesting that we are not facing very difficult economic conditions, but so are most western economies. In the UK’s case, the vast expenditure on – and overreaction to – Covid has left us with a bill which will take many years to pay off.

    For now, let’s just focus on two important facts:

    1. Real GDP is up since the Referendum, and
    2. The stock markets are flying high, at record levels

    When one contrasts this with the absolute misery and doom-mongering being spouted by Rejoiners and their friends at the BBC, FT, and other pro-EU and anti-Brexit media outlets, Brexiteers can smile over their morning coffee.

    Now all we have to do is to get these positive messages out there. We are doing what we can with extremely limited resources (unlike the Rejoin campaign) to promote this good news. Will you help by retweeting, and by reposting on Facebook? And could you please donate to keep us going?

    We must get reports like this out there

    Reports like the one above take far longer to research, write and produce than many people realise. If they were easy, readers would see other organisations also producing these daily.

    However, there’s little point in the Facts4EU.Org team working long hours, seven days-a-week, if we lack the resources to promote them effectively – to the public, to MPs, and to the media. This is where you come in, dear reader.

    Facts4EU.Org needs you today

    We are a ‘not for profit’ team (we make a loss) and any payment goes towards the actual work, not plush London offices, lunch or taxi expenses, or other luxuries of some organisations.

    We badly need more of our thousands of readers to become members, to support this work. Could this be you, today? It’s quick and easy, we give you a choice of two highly secure payment providers, and we do NOT ask you for further support if you pay once. We just hope you keep supporting us. Your membership stays anonymous unless you tell us otherwise.

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    [ Sources: London Stock Exchange ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.

    Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Mon 16 Jan 2023

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