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Red tape continues to frustrate small businesses as the hunt for the sunlit uplands goes on.
The Chancellor is trying to keep talent in a financial sector that is losing ground to the EU. / Of all the things the government could be doing to improve the economy right now, scrapping the cap on bankers’ bonuses seems like the most brazenly tone-deaf.
Post-Brexit government reforms to cut red tape face civil service backlash – for ‘creating more red tape’
16/08/2022
Plans to cut down needless regulations by reviewing policies after two years have faced criticism from Whitehall departments amid claims the proposals will be time consuming and burdensome.
To do their jobs properly, scientists need stability. They need secure sources of funding. They need to be able to collaborate with other researchers across the globe, without unnecessary barriers. / But there’s a huge question mark hanging over the UK’s involvement in major scientific programmes like Horizon Europe.
The economic fallout from leaving the EU is becoming all too apparent.
Nicholas Walton gives up leadership of €2.8m pan-European research after dispute over Northern Ireland protocol.
Stagflation reflects the "realities that Brexit has wrought", economist Adam Posen said.
Greg Hands was asked why Michael Gove made the promise if it is now considered a bad move.
Fears are growing of Christmas chaos for British businesses and consumers after industry warned of factory shutdowns within weeks as fuel prices spiral upwards.
ANGUS Robertson has said that Brexit is the "biggest single factor" in the UK's supply chain crisis.
TORY ministers caved in to Australian ministers’ climate demands during talks on a post-Brexit trade deal, according to a leaked government email.
The British government secretly dropped a series of climate pledges in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, leaked emails appear to show.
Brussels is concerned that British government is favouring domestic firms, in breach of trade deal.
Philip Pullman and Kate Mosse among writers warning that changes being considered could flood UK with cheap foreign editions and threaten livelihoods.
A major feature of the 2016 Leave campaign was a refusal to define what, precisely, Brexit would mean.
The ONS revealed that total trade in goods with EU countries tumbled by 23.1% in the first quarter compared with three years ago.
Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott, who is credited with several successful political crusades, is on the Free Market Forum's advisory board
Today marks 100 days since Brexit properly happened in the UK - with seamless trade and EU rules replaced by a weighty trade deal.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed the government is looking at scrapping some EU labour laws now it is no longer bound by the bloc's rules.
Tony Blair calls for new law to block no-deal Brexit after Tory minister admits it will ‘always’ be option
26/10/2019
Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments branded 'a revelation' that make it essential MPs block a pre-Christmas election. / Tony Blair is urging MPs to pass a fresh law to prevent a no-deal Brexit, after a government minister admitted the option will “always” be on the table.
Fury as Tory Cabinet minister claims 'many people' believe judges are biased over Brexit after prorogation ruling
12/09/2019
A cabinet minister has ignited a fresh row after suggesting "many people" believed the courts were biased in relation to Brexit.
A minister has been criticised for suggesting that "many people" believe judges are biased about Brexit.