We have seen a long list of these bodies let people down, with hapless ministers then held to account for their failings.
The question the pollsters asked was: “How strongly, if at all, do you support or oppose a goal to make Britain a country where no one smokes?” There is no mention of a generational tobacco ban, or any policy at all, let alone prohibition.
Our deputy editor argues that there is a fundamental tension between the traditional conception of ministerial accountability and the modern tendency to govern through quangos and arms-length bodies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whilst it’s whitepaper may be seen as loosey-goosey by some, it’s set out enough basic ground rules to allow these innovators to get on with it, within reasonable limits.
Public safety is the right basis for regulation, public outrage is not. Yet time and again, politicians have brought in new laws tailored to the magnitude of the outcry, not the facts of the crime.
All Ofsted-registered early years care providers are required to follow the EYFS, including preschools, nurseries, reception classes, and of course, childminders.
Far from being a climbdown, the Government’s announcement about the CE mark could be the springboard for a unilateral-recognition revolution.
For all the trouble its latest proposals will cause for ordinary bettors and industries like the horse racing industry, they won’t even help the very people they purport to protect.
A farmer faces jail and a £10,000 for disturbing the habitat of a mythical rainbow serpent; a tree-planting event was cancelled after one group demanded a £1.3 million payoff.
Labour is likely to turbocharge the ESG and DEI agenda. Their proposed Race Equality Act would accelerate DEI in the workplace and burden all companies with the sort of diversity reporting the FCA wants to impose on the City.