Britain is right to step in as the EU drags its feet on a Northern Ireland concession Victoria Hewson Northern Ireland was never going to be easy. From the genesis of talks about the border in 2017, through to the “backstop to the backstop” agreed by Theresa May, to the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, its evolution was complex and technical. The Protocol effectively places Northern Ireland in the EU’s single market and customs union [...]
A football regulator would ignore the pleas of fans and favour finance over emotion VICTORIA HEWSON Is English football in crisis? Is the game at the edge of a precipice? That’s the view of the report of the Fan Led Review of Football Governance, published last November. The proposed solution is a new regulator with wide ranging powers to license and regulate football clubs in the top tiers of the game. [...]
As Meta appeals the CMA’s slap down over the Giphy acquisition, we must steer clear of watchdog intervention VICTORIA HEWSON It seems to have become accepted wisdom that big tech firms are too dominant and need to be broken up and regulated. This a narrative spun by a belief that bias from Silicon Valley creates unbalanced debate; it is also, generally speaking, the view of the elite – amongst many academics and the leadership of [...]
DEBATE: Is ‘level playing field’ alignment a reasonable part of a UK-EU free trade agreement? February 10, 2020 Is ‘level playing field’ alignment a necessary and reasonable part of a UK-EU free trade agreement? Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat acting leader and economy spokesperson, says YES. Maintaining a common rulebook with the EU is in the UK’s best interest. Boris Johnson claims that, like Canada, we shouldn’t be expected to take on EU [...]
DEBATE: Is the government being short-sighted in maintaining the ban on chlorinated chicken? January 13, 2020 Is the government being short-sighted in maintaining the ban on chlorinated chicken? Victoria Hewson, head of regulatory affairs at the IEA, says YES, Promising to keep EU rules banning hormone-reared beef and chicken that has had pathogen reduction treatment (anti-microbial rinses, some of which contain low levels of a chlorine solution) is short-sighted and irrational. [...]
Britain and the US can show the world what a free trade deal should like September 19, 2018 Now might seem an odd time to be considering new free trade deals with the US, when President Donald Trump has just escalated his trade war with China by imposing new tariffs on $200bn worth of goods. The UK, meanwhile, is still focused on resolving the uncertainty surrounding its future trading relationship with the EU. [...]
Britain and the US can show the world what a free trade deal should like September 19, 2018 Now might seem an odd time to be considering new free trade deals with the US, when President Donald Trump has just escalated his trade war with China by imposing new tariffs on $200bn worth of goods. The UK, meanwhile, is still focused on resolving the uncertainty surrounding its future trading relationship with the EU. [...]
