Business for Britain
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Business for Britain was a British lobbying group that represented eurosceptic business leaders and campaigned for the United Kingdom to renegotiate its relationship with the European Union prior to the Brexit referendum.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eurosceptic organisation
ⓘ
lobbying group ⓘ |
| activeDuring | period before the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ |
| activity |
lobbying
ⓘ
political campaigning ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
greater national control over laws
ⓘ
reduction of European Union red tape for businesses ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brexit debate ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignFocus | United Kingdom–European Union relations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | pro-business eurosceptic campaign group ⓘ |
| field |
European Union policy
ⓘ
politics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| focus |
economic policy
ⓘ
regulatory reform ⓘ trade policy ⓘ |
| goal | renegotiation of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union ⓘ |
| ideology | Euroscepticism ⓘ |
| issue |
European Union regulation
ⓘ
United Kingdom sovereignty ⓘ business competitiveness in the European Union ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | campaign organisation ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageIn | British press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | campaigning for renegotiation of the United Kingdom’s membership terms in the European Union ⓘ |
| operationalScope | national ⓘ |
| opposedConcept | ever-closer union in the European Union ⓘ |
| opposedTo | further European Union integration ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | Eurosceptic ⓘ |
| positionOnBrexit | supportive of a looser relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union ⓘ |
| positionOnEuropeanUnion | critical of the European Union ⓘ |
| regionServed | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| represented | eurosceptic business leaders ⓘ |
| sector | business ⓘ |
| sectorType | private sector–oriented ⓘ |
| stanceOnEURegulation | critical ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
business community
ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganisation | pressure group ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
lobbying of politicians
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media interventions ⓘ policy reports ⓘ public campaigns ⓘ |
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