Archive: Eu
Brexit nightmares: The red tape reality of rules-of-origin
HMRC shows few signs of being prepared for the horrendous bureaucratic demands to come.
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BMF: The EU and Motorcycling – Home Truths
Responding to an increasing number of enquiries over the forthcoming EU Type Approval regulations, the BMF have produced a comprehensive briefing document outlining the current position, explaining the EU process of government, detailing the measures under discussion and by listing a Reality Check, dispelling a few myths over what will and will not reach our home shores.
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BMF In ‘Back Off EU’ Brussels Protest
Despite the unseasonable time of year, Tuesday saw the BMF amongst the hundreds of riders from all over Europe who converged on the European Parliament building in Brussels to protest at the latest raft of motorcycle related Type Approval Regulations emanating from the European Commission.
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ESRC: EU copyright laws are off balance
Multi-millionaire rockers such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard are set to benefit from recent changes to EU copyright legislation that extend the duration of copyright protection. But, already copyright lasts for too many years and is overly complex, argue researchers from the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM), Bournemouth University.
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Aviation cliff-edge: How Brexit is sabotaging a British success story
If hard Brexiters get their way, Britain will turn back the clock on the last 30 years of industry development
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There's nothing liberal about Brexit
Brexit goes against the core tenets of liberalism
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Tariff sabotage: Free market extremists hijack Brexit trade chaos
New report from the Policy Exchange think tank is economically self-sabotaging
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It's time to make the case for free movement
There is an urgent need to change the terms of debate
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Stumbling towards the exit: Report paints grim picture of Whitehall chaos over Brexit
Influential committee criticises almost every aspect of the government's organisation for leaving Europe
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Theresa May starts another fight she will not finish
Once again the PM has prioritised short term headlines over long term strategy
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The economic case against Brexit is now unarguable
This is the final dismantling of any economic debate over Brexit
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Lancaster House one year on: May has all her delusion and none of her power
The difference between then and now is the difference between rhetoric and action
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The threat of no-deal still hangs over us
The death of no-deal Brexit has been rather overstated
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Week in review: The real news happens backstage
You wouldn't know it from the press coverage but this is a key moment in the Brexit process
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The three-stage plan to stop Brexit
Caroline Lucas sets out a plan to stay in the EU
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The success or failure of Brexit hinges on the next two and a half months
The next phase of talks will be critical
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The row over blue passports sums Brexit up perfectly
The reaction to blue passports sums up neatly the Brexit narrative of emotion over practical reality
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Brexit: All that's left for May to get through is the unyielding wall of reality
Brexit is not a policy - It's a Tory fantasy and national nightmare
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Brexit: A familiar return to chaos and embarrassment for May
Brexit has become a pantomime with all of the pratfalls and none of the jokes
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There's another way of doing Brexit
The government should start listening to voters' voices in the Brexit process
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Hard Brexiteers will never be happy
Whatever the outcome, they will say the British people have been betrayed
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The Irish border and the revenge of Game Theory
This is why we are still likely to end up with some kind of border in Ireland
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The biggest week yet in Brexit politics
All eyes should be on Westminster in the coming days
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Week in review: The deal is done but is it enough to save May?
Even if the PM placates her Brexiteer backbenchers for now, there is still a long way to go
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No, the Brexit deal hasn't just 'sold the country down the river'
Hardline Brexiteers aren't happy but this is not a bad deal
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Brexit: Why I refuse to apply for British citizenship
Those people that want me to 'go home' will not stop if I get a certificate
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David Davis refused to meet Brits in Europe 'countless times'
He is supposed to be fighting for their interests but he won't even speak to them
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Week in Review: Why are we leaving the customs union again?
Leaving the customs union involves an awful lot of pain and absolutely no gain
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