Post-Brexit Positivity
Protests, resignations (when does it stop?!) and sky-is-falling mentality have been rampant since the UK’s vote to leave the UK. Families and individuals living in the UK are facing real life distress over future uncertain and current consequences of the leave vote. And yes, while London is literally overcast on a regular basis, Londoners only double their worries by allowing a cloud of doom hang over us.
For a sunnier outlook, here are a number of things post-Brexit investors, startups and people living in the UK can celebrate:
- Andy Murray won his 2nd Wimbledon title.
- 29 UK based VC deals have taken place since June 23, 2016, totaling £139.98M invested into UK startups including Abiquo, Agrivi, AVID Technology Group, Black Swan Data and Blue Whale Media (is the Color-Animal names trend a new nomenclature for startups?)
- As of 12 July 2016, European stocks reach record high since Brexit vote
- FTSE 100 is up 0.1% from its 11-month high
- As of 12 July 2016, the pound to US dollar is up to 1.32 from a steady fluctuation between 1.28 and 1.30 over the past few weeks.
- On trucker-hat-clad Donald Trump’s post-Brexit trip to Scotland, he demonstrated, how disconnected and misinformed he is on global issues (to be fair, he didn’t need Brexit to highlight this).
Uncertainty will continue (brings to mind the age old adage, “the only constant is change”), but unity, proactive actions for positive change and a optimistic outlook to weather the lows, is crucial to UK and London residents during this time. And the good news is, no one is wearing a DTrump style “Make the UK Great Again” hat to prove their optimism for the future.
