Rich Pleeth, founder – Sup:
“I’m a small business owner and having a strong economy to ensure that we can continue is thrive is vital. With the uncertainty of the last few months we have seen the pound drop and many international large businesses consider their future in the UK. We should be proud to be British but also proud to be European, proud to have access to the largest trading block in the world. If you vote leave you are voting to role the dice, we don’t know what will happen. We are the fifth largest economy in the world currently as part of the European Union and if you vote remain, we know our economy will grow further.”
Luke Scheybeler, Co-founder – Rapha, Tracksmith
“However, my heart says we should stay in because of culture. The design work I did at Rapha was hugely inspired by European culture, the history of cycling, the beauty of the Alps, Italian style, brutal Belgian cobbled roads and European design, typography and fashion. Rapha is a quintessentially European brand. It literally could not be from anywhere else. I love the diversity and complexity of the cultures in Europe, I find them amazing, sometimes frustrating, but ultimately inspirational inspiring. I will be heartbroken if we leave.”
Tom Adeyoola, CEO – Metail
Tom Mercer, MD – Moma Foods:
“Our economy and trade will suffer if we leave, it will also suffer if we reduce immigration significantly- which is of net economic benefit. If the UK leaves we could end up with a politically and economically unstable continent on our doorstep, Scotland voting to leave the UK, the rise of right-wing governments in Europe, and Russia aggressively trying to assert influence. It’s a case of priorities: if you want prosperity, opportunity, an economy that can afford better education, healthcare and housing, and you want to influence the direction of the EU – then vote to remain”
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