Observations

Pop the corks again!

London has come top of another rankings list and this time it’s a World ranking run by Forbes magazine.

It’s a bit of fun, based on nominations and then consideration by the regional editors of Forbes. It is not just based on financial success but achievement in a particular nominee’s field, so British honourees have included tennis star Andy Murray, actress Emma Watson, and actor John Boyega. But for all that, countries have to be producing people of talent and achievement and the result speaks to that – and especially as many who are not British are staying in London.

So, what can we take from this? Well for starters the British media needs to recognise that the United Kingdom has not been diminished by Brexit. The UK remains and can continue to grow as an international destination to be successful and as the place to live when you have made it.

Part of Britain’s soft power is not just its financial, media, sporting and cultural strength but its opportunities and the networking that being such an open and globally-focussed country delivers.

Forget the ‘Little Englander’ smears by self-loathing critics. Britain is a place to be, indeed the place to be – so let’s tell people to make it big in Britain!

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