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Singapore-on-Thames

Singapore-on-Thames proper noun: a proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation.

Proper noun

Singapore-on-Thames

  1. (UK) A proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation.
    • 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.2019 December 17, Howard Davies, “Will the UK really turn into 'Singapore-on-Thames' after Brexit?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • […]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”.2026 June 13, Philip Gordon, “Ten years after”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9

Forms of Singapore-on-Thames

alternative formSingapore-on-the-Thames
alternative formSingapore-upon-Thames

Origin of Singapore-on-Thames

An allusion to various English towns called (name)-on-Thames, and the economic success of Singapore after its separation from Malaysia. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on the River Thames.

Questions about Singapore-on-Thames

What does Singapore-on-Thames mean?
Singapore-on-Thames means a proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation.
What part of speech is Singapore-on-Thames?
Singapore-on-Thames is a proper noun.

Words near Singapore-on-Thames in the dictionary

  1. Singapore Inc.
  2. Singapore noodles
  3. Singapore sling
  4. Singapore slings
  5. Singapore Strait
  6. Singapore-on-Thames
  7. Singapore-on-the-Thames
  8. Singapore-style noodles
  9. Singapore-upon-Thames
  10. Singaporean
  11. Singaporean core

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