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Preview of this autumn's Gloucestershire business events

It's business breakfasts, MP roundtables and export workshops galore this autumn in Gloucestershire.
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 06.09.17
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A truly 'green Brexit' means remaining in the single market

When MPs first got to debate how Brexit would be implemented the most significant flashpoint was an amendment from Labour backbencher Chuka Umunna to keep the UK inside the single market. But what...
Molly Scott Cato
Molly Scott Cato
Green Party
Posted on: 21.07.17
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Work visas and immigration post-Brexit: what can we expect?

Many organisations are not yet prepared for a world where we no longer have access to the best talent from a pool of 300m+ people without having to slap on a visa cost and process. Given that Brexit...
Nick Teige
Nick Teige
Redland Search
Posted on: 06.07.17
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Brexit: the business view one year on
Member role

It hardly seems 12 months ago since I attended a West of England Initiative and Bristol Festival of Ideas event which heatedly discussed the issue of staying in the EU or leaving it. The vast...
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Business West
Posted on: 05.07.17
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BCC: Redefining the UK’s relationship with the EU

Business West supports the British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) letter to Government urging ministers to put businesses and the economy first in the Brexit negotiations.
Phil Smith
Phil Smith
Business West
Posted on: 18.06.17
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Business manifesto urges candidates to ‘think beyond Brexit’

Beyond Brexit, this election must also be about ensuring that our businesses and economy are on the strongest possible footing to make Global Britain a success.
Posted on: 01.06.17
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Where does it really come from? Introducing rules of origin

In a post-Brexit world, how can the EU trust that goods coming from the UK are actually UK goods, legitimately laying claim to low rates of duty that the government hopes to secure? The answer: rules...
Rupert Callingham
Rupert Callingham
Posted on: 31.05.17
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What will happen to EU migrant workers after Brexit?

Theresa May has put controlling immigration from the European Union at the centre of her negotiating platform . The strong indication from both her speech and her White Paper is that this will be...
Matt Griffith
Matt Griffith
Business West
Posted on: 22.05.17
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Navigating the fog: the risk to regional airports in the wake of Article 50

Leaving the European Union and European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) will negatively impact regional airports, says Bristol Airport CEO.
Robert Sinclair
Robert Sinclair
Bristol Airport
Posted on: 15.05.17
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