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16 Feb, 5 tweets, 1 min read
The current government claims that its proposals to safeguard the ability of musicians and other creatives were devised in consultation with the sector. But its proposals were always a non-starter, for reasons explained here.
And no-one seems to know who it consulted with on its doomed proposals.
The simple fact is that it was the current government’s blinkered refusal to discuss *any* mobility arrangement with the EU - its “we are going to treat you as foreigners just like everyone else” dogma - that led to the current impasse.
People sometimes accuse the left of patronising the people it claims to represent.
But it’s hard to think of a better term than “patronising” to describe Brexiter politicians who think that most Leave voters have a problem with Polish violinists having the right to do a run of performances a musical or opera in England, in return for Brits having similar rights

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18 Feb
The idea that there is a distinctively “common law”
approach to to regulation (presumably opposed to EU law, said to be “civil law”) is a bit of a Brexiter trope. No real basis for it. Image
If you look at our planning control system (the basic elements of which are entirely domestic), it’s a bit hard to describe it as based on broad principles with interventions only where necessary.
And some EU legislation - eg medicines - was pretty much based on UK regulation. Indeed, most important EU regulation is characterised by a pretty heavy UK input.
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15 Feb
Note: the freedom not to invite someone to speak at a student event because of their views is also part of the right to free speech. It is the same right used by the owners of the Daily Telegraph when they decide not to run a daily column by (eg) Owen Jones.
You could argue that some platforms are so important that that they should be offered to speakers with a balanced range of views. But then you have to explain why that applies to a student society but not to the Daily Telegraph.
Universities (as opposed to student societies) may be a harder case: they are (essentially) public bodies. You can mount a good case for saying that they must offer a diverse range of views in teaching controversial topics.
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14 Feb
I don’t know Louise’s circumstances, but one of the problems with the Withdrawal Agreement is that it gives UK citizens living in the EU rights only in their state of residence.
So if you are a UK musician resident in Germany you have lost your free movement rights to sing/play in (eg) Austria.
(You may be able to get German citizenship. But I think that now means giving up your UK citizenship.)
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13 Feb
This piece by @jpianomiddleton sets out the problem. The government’s explanation of how we got here was set out by the DCMS minister, Caroline Dinenage, in a debate last week on the petition about this issue. committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1…
Let’s look at it.
The UK proposals, she says, were straightforward and just involved adding musicians to the list of permitted short term business visitors.
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12 Feb
This article by Jim Spellar for @LabourList misses the point about why Labour needs to think seriously about constitutional reform - and have a programme for it ready for government.
The state of our constitution is a bit like the state of the neglected electric wiring in an old house. If you are moving into the house, sorting it out is a bit tedious. Couldn’t you spend the time and money on a new sound system?
But if you ignore the wiring, you’ll find that you can’t safely install the new sound system. And your house may well catch fire.
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11 Feb
Great thread by @pmdfoster on chemicals regulation out of the EU. There is a fundamental dilemma here.
Out of the EU you can try to set up your own equally thorough system of regulation: including huge and expensive-to-generate datasets. Problem: huge costs (and for a far smaller market); and suppliers will simply decide it’s not worth it and stop supplying GB*.
Other option: just “me too” EU approvals. But then you are tied to the EU regime and lose your own regulatory capacity. And have no accountability when things go wrong.
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