by Whitehouse Communications | 30 May 2021 | Communications, Competition, consumer protection and investing, Economy, Employment, European Union, Politics, Public Sector, Whitehouse News
The Queen’s Speech on 11th March announced measures to “improve regulation” and the Treasury announced what it described as “a bonfire of EU red tape”. This has echoes of a remarkably similar promise from David Cameron to have a “bonfire...
by Whitehouse Communications | 25 May 2021 | Competition, consumer protection and investing, Economy, Employment, European Union, Public Sector, Third Sector, Whitehouse News
Brexit having been delivered, Britain as a sovereign nation now has the right to establish its own rules for public procurement rather than follow the pernickety rules of the European Union. The European Union rules on public procurement were negotiated over many...
by Whitehouse Communications | 21 May 2021 | Brexit, Communications, Creative Industries, media and technology, Economy, Education & Children's Services, Employment, European Union
Britain has lost its way when it comes to skills, training and higher and further education. There is now a huge gap between the workforce we have and the skills we need to build back better after the pandemic and beyond Brexit. Government has announced big plans to...
by Whitehouse Communications | 20 May 2021 | Civil liberties, Communications, European Union, Human rights and equality, Whitehouse News
Tucked away in the Queen’s Speech was an announcement that Government will introduce a Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Bill. The new law will stop local authorities and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from introducing...
by Whitehouse Communications | 19 May 2021 | Uncategorized
The recent Queens’ Speech and related briefing papers set out the government’s plans for new legislation. One of the Bills to be introduced will change the law on charities, how they are run, and how they are governed. New rules are on the way. The...
