Singapore-on-Thames

English Alternative forms en Singapore-on-the-Thames Singapore-upon-Thames Etymology An allusion to various English towns called (name)-on-Thames, and the economic success of en Singapore after its separation from Malaysia. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on the en River Thames. Proper noun en UK politics economics A proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation. Howard Davies Will the UK really turn into 'Singapore-on-Thames' after Brexit? 2019-12-17 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/17/uk-singapore-on-thames-brexit-france The idea that London might have a post-Brexit future as a kind of deregulated “Singapore-on-Thames” is one of the more curious notions to have emerged in the three and a half years since the UK’s citizens voted narrowly to leave the EU in the fateful June 2016 referendum. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013061549/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/17/uk-singapore-on-thames-brexit-france 13 October 2026 weekend Ten years after 06/13/2026 Life & Arts 9 Philip Gordon the fact that Britain has had lower growth per capita than all G7 countries other than Germany and Canada suggests that leaving the EU hasn't exactly led to the promised “Singapore-on-Thames”. See also en Trussonomics en Brexit