Ian H
Squire
Such as?
Remember that a lot of news stories in the British Press were fantasies created by Alexander DePfeffel Boris Pinocchio Loverman Johnson.
Straight bananas? (I typed that with a curved face).
Such as?
Remember that a lot of news stories in the British Press were fantasies created by Alexander DePfeffel Boris Pinocchio Loverman Johnson.
USB C
Oh, sorry, actually that's really useful.
It would have been much better if they had pressed on with something useful, like sending 2 or 3 people to Rwanda at a cost of £50 million each.It's a good example. It's a Brexit benefit as people in the UK can prevent electrical wastage and buy up old stock with micro USB.
Banker's bonuses was another bit of pointless legislation. They've spent ages discussing whether individual countries should apply day light savings time. The VAT rules often don't make sense e.g. VAT on private schools, which would not be allowed under EU rules, would not distort the single market. The fishing rules are also rubbish - another Brexit benefit is that the UK is implementing more environmental protection with regard to fishing.
It would have been much better if they had pressed on with something useful, like sending 2 or 3 people to Rwanda at a cost of £50 million each.
It's a good example. It's a Brexit benefit as people in the UK can prevent electrical wastage and buy up old stock with micro USB.
Banker's bonuses was another bit of pointless legislation. They've spent ages discussing whether individual countries should apply day light savings time. The VAT rules often don't make sense e.g. VAT on private schools, which would not be allowed under EU rules, would not distort the single market. The fishing rules are also rubbish - another Brexit benefit is that the UK is implementing more environmental protection with regard to fishing.
They proposed the idea. The people voted them out. What's not to like about that system?
"No" is a big word. Of course thgere is some but the big issue is the effect that has on resulting legislation and EU certainly used to be more benefit of people focused and less benefit of business focused. Mostregulation would go through long and extensive consultations.Are you suggesting that there is no lobbying in Brussels?
They proposed the idea. The people voted them out. What's not to like about that system?
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"No" is a big word. Of course thgere is some but the big issue is the effect that has on resulting legislation and EU certainly used to be more benefit of people focused and less benefit of business focused. Mostregulation would go through long and extensive consultations.
Just look at Westminster today, legislate without proper impact assesments, trash the environment 'cos vested interests want higher profits. Madness and at least in last few days we've seen some push back against leadership pushing through what appear are ill considered changes (without full impact assesments).
Ian
As I said, the important thing isn't the amount lobbying it's the resulting impact it has on legislation. UK, particularly current incumbents only seem to listen to lobbyists and they have a totally disproportionate impact on legislation to the detriment of the people living here.I think the EU has vastly more lobbyists influencing policies and you're being naive. It's one of the things the UK does comparatively well which doesn't mean it can't be improved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_lobbying
As I said, the important thing isn't the amount lobbying it's the resulting impact it has on legislation. UK, particularly current incumbents only seem to listen to lobbyists and they have a totally disproportionate impact on legislation to the detriment of the people living here.
Ian
As I said, I think that view is naive.