Tag Archive: Brexit
New UK version of GDPR to be introduced
Posted 22nd March 2023 at 6:52 pm
New data laws to cut down paperwork for businesses and reduce cookie pops-up have been introduced by the UK government. The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was first introduced last Summer and paused in September 2022 so ministers could engage in a co-design process with business leaders and data experts, ensuring that the new regime builds on the UK’s high standards for data protection and privacy and seeks to ensure data adequacy while moving away from the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach of the European Union’s GDPR. Data is fundamental to fuelling economic growth in all areas of society, from unlocking medical... Read more
The Windsor Framework – new trading arrancements between Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Posted 7th March 2023 at 1:55 pm
Last month we saw the Windsor Framework, agreed by the Prime Minister and European Commission President, replacing the old Northern Ireland Protocol, providing a new legal and UK constitutional framework. The UK government states that “It delivers free-flowing trade in goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland by removing any sense of the border in the Irish Sea for goods staying within the UK. These goods will travel as normal through a new green lane without red tape or unnecessary checks, with the only checks remaining designed to prevent smuggling or crime.” The new green lane (the UK internal market... Read more
Take control of your business
Posted 25th April 2022 at 1:44 pm
The pandemic put many businesses off-track in the short and medium term, and with the additional uncertainty created by Brexit during the same timeframe, and now the Russian invasion of Ukraine adding to the mix, it is not surprising to learn that economic growth has slowed and that the UK economy is now only 1.5% above its February 2020 level. While the situation in Ukraine is still cause for concern in humanitarian and political terms, the ongoing economic impact is as yet unknown. At least with the pandemic now losing momentum, and the Brexit situation more stable, there are fewer... Read more
A poem for those with election fatigue
Posted 11th December 2019 at 8:00 am
On the eve of the election We send God a little prayer (Even those of us who don’t believe that he is there) God save us from the tax raises that send our business spinning (Whichever of the parties is the one that ends up winning) Please God, sort out Brexit In whatever way you choose (And thank you for not placing us inside the PM’s shoes!) Please God fund our NHS, our road networks and schools Give us, God, a government that don’t take us for fools Help us heal our differences, and make a... Read more