An update from the CEO



12 May 2023



Dear John,



I’m going to do my best to write to you once a month, letting you know what we’re getting up to and why. Let me know if you find it interesting, or how I could improve it.



Today’s news <[link removed]> that the UK’s economic woes and incredibly sluggish growth persists, is depressing but unsurprising. Brexit continues to be a drag on British fortunes. But while rejoining the Single Market or European Union will take a long time - undoing much of the most damaging parts of the very hard Brexit we had foisted on us, need not. 



I have heard loud and clear from Best for Britain supporters that what you want is real, tangible change for your families and communities and not just more politicians arguing. So with your support, that is exactly what Best for Britain is aiming to achieve.



You may know, we set up the UK Trade and Business Commission <[link removed]> in 2021, to take evidence from businesses, academics, and experts, about the problems Brexit and insufficient new trade deals has caused them, and more importantly, about what the remedies could be. 



More than two years on, after days of live testimony, a written consultation, and hundreds of hours of research, we are on the cusp of publishing a set of recommendations that would give UK businesses, their employees and customers, the boost they so desperately need. 



Your support and action, promoting our campaigns and contacting your MP about the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill - which you successfully got the Government to scrap - was a huge part of the Commission’s efforts to create space for the UK to cooperate with the EU and agree a deal on Northern Ireland earlier this year. That’s a step in the right direction but I know you’ll want to know how you can get us further along that path.



Now we need to make those in charge, and those who hope to be in charge, listen. Which is where Trade Unlocked <[link removed]> comes into it. With a General Election almost certainly taking place in 2024, we know that political parties will begin writing their manifestos this summer. That means, the point of maximum influence on the future of the UK’s relationship with the EU, is now.



And on the 20th June, we are bringing together <[link removed]>hundreds of businesses, trade bodies, industry groups, senior policymakers and the media, for a day long conference in Birmingham, to discuss the policy recommendations, and send a clear message to manifesto writers that our trading relationship with the EU can, and must, be improved.



We’ve never organised a conference on this scale before, and we’ve been overwhelmed by the strength of support for it amongst businesses across the country. I’m delighted to be welcoming many people who are already Best for Britain supporters to Trade Unlocked and if your business or employer wants to attend, do register <[link removed]> while tickets are still available. 



While policy development and Trade Unlocked is taking up the lion’s share of our time, we haven’t stopped doing the day job. 



- We continue to run the powerful Can’t Wait <[link removed]> campaign, urging opposition parties to work together at election time and to change our arcane voting system for the better.



- We are undertaking seat level polling <[link removed]> and analysis that will inform our tactical vote recommendations at the next election (more on that coming soon - make sure you’re following us on Twitter <[link removed]> to be the first to hear about it).





- And we are scrutinising <[link removed]> the endless, egregiously authoritarian legislation being brought forward by a divided and intellectually bankrupt governing party.





- Stay tuned for the UK Trade & Business Commission’s recommendations, coming soon. You will have the opportunity to get that document seen by your MP and those in government who need to take notice.



It’s been 13 years since Cameron and his four successors entered Number 10. Thirteen years of wage stagnation, low growth, declining public services, xenophobic policies and democratic erosion. And that’s before we’ve even mentioned their scandalous spending <[link removed]>, seemingly never ending cronyism, and shameful sleaze.  Thirteen unlucky years of failure.



The UK deserves so much better. You deserve so much better.



None of this could be achieved without you , so thank you very, very much, have a good weekend, and I’ll be in touch again next month.



Yours in hope,



Naomi.



PS. I’d love your feedback - do let me know <mailto:[email protected]> if you think this kind of update is valuable, or anything you would like me to include in a future update.







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