There was a petition sponsored debate in the House of Commons on “Rejoining the EU” on 12th Oct. There is a video feed from parliament TV. Otherwise here are my notes. …
Notes & Links
- See also the Hansard report
- The petition page at Parliament’s petitions page and their density map
The speeches provoked me to look up some things,
- How important is AI to British Industry? from google AI perspectives; quite, it would seem. I also need to revisit how does AI diminish innovation from google AI perspectives.
- How much food is imported, as a % over the last 10 years, it seems according to Sir Bernard Jenkins that international trade is not that important, but we import nearly 50% of our food and nearly 70% of our fruit.
- Has the City of London grown in terms of jobs since 2020? It seems the answer “Yes”
- Jenkin and Kruger argue that innovation is key to growth not trade, and quoted the Nobel Economics prize of 2025 on innovation as a source of growth. (There are others, but this is what they chose to quote.)
- Mike Wood, speculated on the cost of re-entry and I asked google gemini, who come out with a lower figure than him but noted that the UK is still paying the “divorce bill”.
Featured Image terms of use: the Parliament page on copyright and usage of Parliament’s video content.