
David Jones: Vaping – a quick win for Brexit
Divergence from the EU on vaping and smokefree products is a quick win from leaving the EU that will improve public health.
Divergence from the EU on vaping and smokefree products is a quick win from leaving the EU that will improve public health.
The British government has been commendably muted on the behaviour of von der Leyen and other politicians.
The impulse of Brexit is to prove Britain’s openness by striking out, but this tilt increases our security dependence on Europe.
In order to remain world-leading in science, the PM’s former adviser explained, it is necessary to take risks and cut out bureaucracy.
The suspension of the vaccine will lead to more problems in areas that are already struggling with their roll outs.
Our Union Connectivity Review will favour routes that serve this aim – be they the A75, the A55 in north Wales or the air corridors to Northern Ireland.
And if that projection is to be effective, we will need to invest in our operating bases – and not just at traditional sites.
If strict East-West checks and North-South checks are problematic, the only solution left standing is to minimise the former by rewriting the Protocol.
Lidington writes that “the UK has the potential to be world-leading in areas such as fintech, life sciences, artificial intelligence and genetic modification”.
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His extension of grace periods only makes sense as part of a strategy aimed at securing meaningful concessions to assuage unionist concerns.
The commission has come up with an an innovative proposal for import policy.
The International Trade Secretary joined the panel for a live event with Anand Menon, Katy Balls and Andy Burwell, chaired by Paul Goodman.
It will need to make hard choices and to show evidence of a clarity and long-term vision that, to date, have been rather notable by their absence.
A new report reveals how difficult – and costly it – it may be to chart a separate course from our nearest and most important trading partner.