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More on the ‘great reset’ meeting

3 min readJul 30, 2025

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In an article/podcast in inews, entitled “Starmer’s Government sees closer ties with the EU as a key part of plans to ramp up economic growth”, the issue of deals with global partners to be a key part of trying to make Britain a more attractive destination for investment is allegedly discussed. See the full article at ‘RemovePaywalls.com’

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I made some notes inspired or provoked by this article, which was published in late July. Although much of this is extracted quotes, I make some comments.

She [Reeves] has promised to make this country’s economy the fastest-growing in the EU, but has been hit with zero growth since taking power a year ago, prompting accusations her tax policies have put businesses off.

A report by the think tank UK in a Changing Europe found that work to bring Britain and the continent closer together is already well advanced, with the two jurisdictions aligning in 21 different areas — including climate and global dispute resolution — up from just four last year.

However, the Government has decided to keep diverging from the EU on a number of strategic policies, including financial services and the regulation of AI.

A government spokesman said: “We are not interested in divergence for divergence’s sake, or a race to the bottom in standards. If shared high standards

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