By Leonora Neale, Communications Officer, AMRC
 
Published: 14 December 2017
 

With Christmas around the corner we're feeling festive and have decided to do a Brexit rendition of Mariah Carey's 'All I want for Christmas'. Merry Christmas from all of the AMRC team!

We don't want a lot for Christmas

There's just five things we need

We don't care about the presents

Underneath the Christmas tree

 

We just want maximum levels of research and innovation collaboration

More than you could ever know

Make our wish come true...

All we want for Christmas

Is to be in the strongest possible position when we leave the EU

 

We don't want a lot for Christmas

There’s just five things we need

We don't care about the presents

Underneath the Christmas tree

 

We don't need to hang our stockings

There upon the fireplace

Santa Clause won't make us happy

With a toy on Christmas Day

 

We just want regulatory alignment for the benefit of patients and population health

More than you could ever know

Make our wish come true

All we want for Christmas

Is to be in the strongest possible position when we leave the EU

 

We won't ask for much this Christmas

We won't even wish for snow

We’re just gonna keep on advocating

For preservation of reciprocal healthcare arrangements

 

We won't make a list and send it

To the north pole for Saint Nick

We won't even stay awake to

Hear those magic reindeer click

 

'Cause we just want robust coordination mechanisms on public health and wellbeing

What more can we do

All we want for Christmas

Is to be in the strongest possible position when we leave the EU

 

Oh all the lights are shining

So brightly everywhere

And the sound of children's

Laughter fills the air

 

And everyone is singing

We hear those sleigh bells ringing

Government won’t you bring us the one thing we really need

Won't you bring a strong funding commitment to health and public health sectors please...

 

Oh we don't want a lot for Christmas

These are the five things we’re asking for

We just want to see negotiators achieve the best results for patients and healthcare across the UK

As we leave the EU