This is why I think Brexit will be a double-edged sword, rather than the doom & gloom scenario that economists, the media and foreign politicians paint it out to be. Yes, we'll be trading with...
This is why I think Brexit will be a double-edged sword, rather than the doom & gloom scenario that economists, the media and foreign politicians paint it out to be.
Yes, we'll be trading with much of the world on WTO terms, and in the case of a no-deal Brexit, yes this means WTO terms with our largest trading partner, the European Union. Yes, there will be a lot of short term disruption especially if we don't have a trade agreement with the EU by the 31st December 2020.
However, while some companies will be diverting manpower out of the EU for the sake of stability and remaining in the Common Market, others will suddenly find our deregulation quite lucrative. Pharmaceuticals and medical outsourcers will undoubtedly jump at the opportunity to carve up our NHS, while US agricultural producers will be more than happy to sell us their chlorinated chicken and push high fructose corn syrup upon us. Financial service firms and multinationals would be pleased to see our country become a greater tax haven.
It wouldn't be hard to sell the British public on this.
"Strengthening the NHS through greater cooperation with distributors" could be a positively worded way of saying the Tories will privatise the shit out of our public healthcare service.
"Offering workers greater flexibility in how they manage their holiday entitlements" could be used to describe the inevitable withdrawal of the EU Working Time Directive.
"Making Britain more competitive on the world stage" could be the phrasing used to erode EU laws to combat tax avoidance and reduce financial regulation.
It's going to be a really bleak but also really interesting couple of years...
Most of these things seem like they will benefit corporations rather than individuals, but (sigh, rant time.) At least it's something and it's not like we've been tolerating this for some 40 years...
Most of these things seem like they will benefit corporations rather than individuals, but
(sigh, rant time.)
At least it's something and it's not like we've been tolerating this for some 40 years anyway. Honestly I wish I coold look into the future and be sure this gets worse, regardless of how insufferable it becomes, I just want to be certain where it goes at this point. (I'm 14 so this is gonna be my future, and I want to know what it ends up being whether I like it or not.)
Why do you think Brexit is relevant here? The NHS already spends billions on private providers of NHS services, and there's nothing stopping private providers from already taking over NHS...
the opportunity to carve up our NHS,
Why do you think Brexit is relevant here? The NHS already spends billions on private providers of NHS services, and there's nothing stopping private providers from already taking over NHS services. Everything needed for privatisation was put in place by the Lansley Reforms. It's now illegal for commissioners to prefer one type (eg, NHS) of provider, and has been since 2012.
Brexit is likely to give the US greater negotiating leverage over the UK due to the importance of any new trade deal, and that opens the door for pharma companies to pressure for concessions that...
Brexit is likely to give the US greater negotiating leverage over the UK due to the importance of any new trade deal, and that opens the door for pharma companies to pressure for concessions that will allow them to profit at the NHS's expense.
GDPR is implemented state-by-state. If the UK laws continue to follow the GDPR guidelines, Google will still have to comply with those. For that reason, I'm not a big fan of the title change you...
GDPR is implemented state-by-state. If the UK laws continue to follow the GDPR guidelines, Google will still have to comply with those. For that reason, I'm not a big fan of the title change you made here, @Deimos.
Thanks! My reasoning is that GDPR is a data protection framework for one region in the world, so if someone would want to get an overview of what's been posted to tildes about data protection...
Thanks!
My reasoning is that GDPR is a data protection framework for one region in the world, so if someone would want to get an overview of what's been posted to tildes about data protection across the world, it wouldn't suffice. Data protection is like the main category, and GDPR is a subcategory, imo.
once was by you, over a year ago
I haven't really been active on Tildes, because I've become a moderator on r/privacy and that takes a lot of time :)
This is why I think Brexit will be a double-edged sword, rather than the doom & gloom scenario that economists, the media and foreign politicians paint it out to be.
Yes, we'll be trading with much of the world on WTO terms, and in the case of a no-deal Brexit, yes this means WTO terms with our largest trading partner, the European Union. Yes, there will be a lot of short term disruption especially if we don't have a trade agreement with the EU by the 31st December 2020.
However, while some companies will be diverting manpower out of the EU for the sake of stability and remaining in the Common Market, others will suddenly find our deregulation quite lucrative. Pharmaceuticals and medical outsourcers will undoubtedly jump at the opportunity to carve up our NHS, while US agricultural producers will be more than happy to sell us their chlorinated chicken and push high fructose corn syrup upon us. Financial service firms and multinationals would be pleased to see our country become a greater tax haven.
It wouldn't be hard to sell the British public on this.
"Strengthening the NHS through greater cooperation with distributors" could be a positively worded way of saying the Tories will privatise the shit out of our public healthcare service.
"Offering workers greater flexibility in how they manage their holiday entitlements" could be used to describe the inevitable withdrawal of the EU Working Time Directive.
"Making Britain more competitive on the world stage" could be the phrasing used to erode EU laws to combat tax avoidance and reduce financial regulation.
It's going to be a really bleak but also really interesting couple of years...
Most of these things seem like they will benefit corporations rather than individuals, but
(sigh, rant time.)
At least it's something and it's not like we've been tolerating this for some 40 years anyway. Honestly I wish I coold look into the future and be sure this gets worse, regardless of how insufferable it becomes, I just want to be certain where it goes at this point. (I'm 14 so this is gonna be my future, and I want to know what it ends up being whether I like it or not.)
That's the sad truth. Things aren't going to change until people stop voting Conservatives.
And Republican, 'social liberal', 'liberal democratic', 'people's party' and more. Resurgent Conservatism seems to be a common theme in our times.
Why do you think Brexit is relevant here? The NHS already spends billions on private providers of NHS services, and there's nothing stopping private providers from already taking over NHS services. Everything needed for privatisation was put in place by the Lansley Reforms. It's now illegal for commissioners to prefer one type (eg, NHS) of provider, and has been since 2012.
Brexit is likely to give the US greater negotiating leverage over the UK due to the importance of any new trade deal, and that opens the door for pharma companies to pressure for concessions that will allow them to profit at the NHS's expense.
GDPR is implemented state-by-state. If the UK laws continue to follow the GDPR guidelines, Google will still have to comply with those. For that reason, I'm not a big fan of the title change you made here, @Deimos.
See this article: https://www.cnet.com/news/uk-google-users-to-lose-eu-data-protection-due-to-brexit-gdpr/
I would suggest tagging this post not just with GDPR, but also with 'data protection'.
Sure, I'll add it. Is there a particular reason for that tag though? It's only ever been used twice before (and once was by you, over a year ago).
Thanks!
My reasoning is that GDPR is a data protection framework for one region in the world, so if someone would want to get an overview of what's been posted to tildes about data protection across the world, it wouldn't suffice. Data protection is like the main category, and GDPR is a subcategory, imo.
I haven't really been active on Tildes, because I've become a moderator on r/privacy and that takes a lot of time :)