Picture a triennial month-long regulation symposium, drawing on industry, consumer groups and political representation proportionate to seats in the Commons.
As “world-beating” Britain became the first G20 country to mandate new rules, our competitors, including the United States, are having second thoughts about all these extra layers of regulation.
Just as with immigration, there is a limit to what even the most combative minister can do if the legislative and institutional factors underpinning an issue are not addressed.
Let’s not waste money on a duplicate of already existing regulatory infrastructure. Let’s either recognise international standards on these regulations, or replace them with better regulation.
While we want flavours clearly aimed at underaged such as sweets, desserts, and soft drinks prohibited, we do not want an outright ban on flavours such as fruit, which experts believe contribute to reductions in smoking rates.
The industry has committed to direct £100 billion into infrastructure such as energy generation, power networks, and housing. Politicians from all sides should want to see these measures become law.
Our deputy editor talks to Michael Portillo about the proposed purchase of the Daily Telegraph and Spectator by a financial alliance linked to the government of Abu Dhabi.
The White Paper balances the important duty to protect gamblers from harm without infringing on the rights of individuals to spend their money how they choose, or taking a heavy-handed approach with the UK’s important betting and gaming industry.
Through their overreaction, they may have handed the UK something quite wondrous: a genuine economic benefit of Brexit.
The involvement of a fund linked to the Emirati government in a proposed purchase of the Spectator and Telegraph titles has sparked concern amongst Conservative MPs.
Sales of cigarettes and vapes to under 18s are already banned. Young people are likely to continue procuring them on the booming black market, unless there is rigorous enforcement of any new legislation.
This move will not only make people richer but will also stimulate economic growth, as many such ISAs are invested into UK stocks and shares.
These proposals would preserve the Government’s ability to defend against consumer harm and regulate the abuse of market power, whilst also allowing the UK to continue to nurture one of the world’s leading digital economies.
It’s absurd that we count CO2 output for domestic manufacturing, but not that produced by the manufacture and transportation of imported goods – and that’s just the start.
Resigned and despondent, the Tories sit in a powerful legislature and does little with it. Instead, ministers act like chairmen, rubber stamping the decisions of their departments, instead of leading them.