BrexitBalance.com

Personalized dashboards revealing Brexit's true cost to you and the UK

Score: 6.6/10UKMedium Build
Brand Colors

The Opportunity

Problem

Ten years after the Brexit vote, Britain has become a swamp of lies and disinformation that has battered the economy and steadily darkened the national conversation.

Solution

BrexitBalance lets Guardian readers input their personal details to see exactly how Brexit has impacted their finances, local economy, and daily life. It combines this with a fact library to counter disinformation with data from trusted sources like the ONS and IFS. Users can generate reports to share with family and colleagues still trapped in the web of leave-era promises.

Target Audience

Guardian-reading UK voters who opposed Brexit and remain disillusioned by its decade-long consequences

Differentiator

Hyper-personalized impact calculations based on postcode, profession and spending habits paired with a decade-specific archive of Brexit lies mapped to their measurable outcomes.

Brand Voice

supportive

Features

Personal Impact Calculator

must-have40h

Input postcode, job sector and spending to receive tailored cost estimates

Interactive Data Visualizations

must-have35h

Recharts showing GDP, trade, wages and NHS impacts with comparison toggles

Myth Buster Database

must-have30h

Searchable archive of 250+ documented Brexit claims with evidence and outcome tracking

PDF Report Generator

must-have25h

Create branded, shareable reports combining personal impact and national facts

Weekly Truth Digest

must-have20h

Curated email with new data releases and relevant myth updates

Community Impact Stories

nice-to-have30h

Anonymous anonymized stories from other users in similar demographics

Data Release Alerts

nice-to-have25h

Notifications when ONS, IFS or Bank of England release new Brexit-relevant stats

Scenario Simulator

nice-to-have35h

Model 'what if we had remained' scenarios against current reality

AI Chat Assistant

future45h

Contextual Q&A grounded in the fact database

Total Build Time: 285 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextNo
postcodetextYes
job_sectortextYes
income_brackettextYes
created_attimestampNo

Relationships:

  • has many reports
  • has many saved_facts

facts

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
claimtextNo
truthtextNo
categorytextNo
source_urltextYes
impact_valueintYes
created_attimestampNo

Relationships:

  • has many user_notes

reports

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
user_iduuidNo
titletextNo
pdf_urltextYes
generated_attimestampNo

Relationships:

  • belongs to user

subscriptions

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
user_iduuidNo
stripe_subscription_idtextYes
statustextNo
current_period_ends_attimestampYes

Relationships:

  • belongs to user

API Endpoints

GET
/api/dashboard

Returns personalized impact data and charts

🔒 Auth Required
GET
/api/facts/search

Full-text search across myth database

POST
/api/reports/generate

Triggers PDF generation and storage

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/stripe/webhook

Handles Stripe subscription events

PUT
/api/profile/update

Updates user demographic data for recalculations

🔒 Auth Required

Tech Stack

Frontend
Next.js 14 + Tailwind + Recharts
Backend
Next.js API Routes
Database
PostgreSQL
Auth
Clerk
Payments
Stripe
Hosting
Vercel
Additional Tools
PrismaPuppeteerResend

Build Timeline

Week 1: Foundation and auth

32h
  • Project setup
  • Clerk auth
  • Database schema + Prisma models
  • Basic landing page

Week 2: Data layer and visualizations

38h
  • Import initial ONS/IFS datasets
  • Dashboard UI with interactive charts
  • Personalization engine

Week 3: Myth database and search

35h
  • Fact seeding script
  • Search UI + full-text indexing
  • Admin interface for facts

Week 4: Reports and emails

30h
  • PDF generation service
  • Weekly digest cron
  • Report sharing

Week 5: Payments, testing, polish

28h
  • Stripe integration
  • Subscription flows
  • Mobile responsiveness
Total Timeline: 5 weeks • 180 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

National data only

  • National averages only
  • Limited myth access (10/month)
  • 1 report per month

Pro

$29/mo

None

  • Full personalized dashboard
  • Unlimited myth access
  • Unlimited reports
  • Weekly digest

Premium

$49/mo

None

  • Everything in Pro
  • Scenario simulator
  • Priority support
  • Community stories

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 11805%$261$3,132
Month 61,8508%$4,292$51,504

Unit Economics

$32
CAC
$522
LTV
6%
Churn
88%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 16.3xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Brexit Has Cost You More Than You Think

See your personalized impact and arm yourself with undeniable facts. No spin. Just data.

Feature Highlights

Your personal Brexit bill
Visual proof of 10 years of damage
Ready-to-share truth reports
Weekly reality checks

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'This tool finally gave me the numbers to shut down family arguments.' — Helen T, Bristol"
"'The visualizations are devastating and necessary.' — Prof. Michael R, Edinburgh"

First Three Customers

Seed 50 Guardian readers via targeted comments on Brexit articles offering lifetime Pro in exchange for video testimonial. Post value-first thread in r/ukpolitics with free public dashboard link that funnels into waitlist. DM 15 prominent anti-Brexit academics and journalists on Twitter offering free Premium + co-branded report.

Launch Channels

ProductHuntr/ukpoliticsr/BrexitTwitter/X (targeted threads)IndieHackersLinkedIn UK economist groups

SEO Keywords

brexit personal cost calculatorhow much has brexit cost mebrexit impact on my areapost brexit economic facts 2025debunk brexit myths tool

Competitive Analysis

Full Fact

fullfact.org
Donation
Strength

Broad UK fact-checking reputation

Weakness

No personalization or economic modeling

Our Advantage

Deep Brexit-only focus with personal wallet impact

Resolution Foundation

resolutionfoundation.org
Free
Strength

Excellent economic research

Weakness

Static PDFs, no user dashboards

Our Advantage

Interactive, personalized, consumer-facing experience

🏰 Moat Strategy

Proprietary longitudinal mapping of 10 years of specific Brexit claims to measurable outcomes. Network effects from user impact stories improve personalization accuracy.

⏰ Why Now?

Exactly ten years of data creates statistically meaningful before/after analysis. Public disillusionment peak coincides with feasible solo-dev AI-assisted personalization.

Risks & Mitigation

marketmedium severity

Niche may be too small for $10k MRR

Mitigation

Expand scope to general political disinformation after MVP validation

datalow severity

Official statistics lag or get revised

Mitigation

Use multiple sources and clearly label uncertainty intervals

executionmedium severity

Personalization math proves inaccurate

Mitigation

Start broad, iterate with user feedback and transparency disclaimers

Validation Roadmap

pre-build5 days

Run Twitter poll + Typeform survey in remain-heavy communities

Success: 15%+ of respondents say they would pay £29/mo

mvp14 days

Launch landing page with waitlist and free national impact calculator

Success: 400 signups in 14 days

launch30 days

ProductHunt + subreddit launch

Success: 40 paying users in first 30 days

Pivot Options

  • General UK political mythbuster
  • B2B tool for think-tanks and journalists
  • Local council impact tracker for campaigners

Quick Stats

Build Time
180h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$6,500
Market Size
$3.8M
Features
9
Database Tables
4
API Endpoints
5