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Simon Usherwood Profile picture
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May 10 • 6 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Press release on the changes to #REULBill

Welcome change, but still not the 'certainty' it seems

gov.uk/government/new…

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Original Bill defeat revoked any remaining EU law on statue books at end 2023, which was problematic

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Now govt is saying it'll only revoke a specified list at this date, which will avoid unintended gaps

But no word on everything else

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As release says, govt will still be able to amend/revoke anything else as it sees fit

'proper assessment and consultation' is rather elastic language

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So best case, we avoid a legal cliff edge at year end, but no more clarity about what metrics will apply in deciding this, since Bill makes no reference on this

bills.parliament.uk/bills/3340

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Let's see what the amendment next week says on this

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Simon Usherwood Profile picture
May 11
Since it's obviously #REULDay, you probably need to check out the govt's own records on this

Mainly because they're less than ideal

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Since the middle of last year, the govt has been running a #REUL dashboard, notable mainly for the very infrequent updates it gets

gov.uk/government/pub…

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Regular readers will know I've been doing a monthly tracker here, with a full databook available to you good people

bit.ly/REULTrackerDat…

3/
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May 11
A quick parsing of the #REULBill u-turn

tl;dr the ice feels a bit thin for No.10, compared to the post-Windsor glow

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You will recall that Windsor was notable as much for the lack of pushback by CON backbenchers as for its content

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At the time, I put this down more to a collective action problem than any substantive agreement over the Framework's content



3/
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May 9
It's #EuropeDay, so let's read the letter from the EU27 ambassadors in today's Guardian, shall we?

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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While not unprecedented, it's unusual for such a letter to be written: treat it as a demonstration of collective intent and openness

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For those in the UK unfamiliar with #EuropeDay, it's the main occasion when the EU recalls its roots in the 1950 Schuman Declaration as a peace project, hence the opening of the letter

european-union.europa.eu/principles-cou…

3/
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Apr 4
We're back in 'bold alternatives', I see

Let's think about what this might involve, shall we?

gov.uk/government/new…
UK govt is fully able to fund any unilateral action it likes, so if it can't resolve the Horizon funding issue, then it can just go it alone, as it has already done to some extent

So it's all good, right?
Not really

Money is only one part of why Horizon is attractive: it's the scale of transnational networks that can be pulled together that's at least as important

Economies of scale apply to expertise as much as funds
Read 7 tweets
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Mar 22
It's not nothing, but in comparison to the heady days of 2017-9, it doesn't look like a major rebellion
Counterpoint: plenty of abstaining, so this isn't enthused support for Sunak/deal either

Maybe everyone just wants it to be done
Read 4 tweets
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Mar 21
Some discussion on the Stormont Brake SI and whether it's inline with the Framework/Protocol

Let's look at it, shall we?

1/
The SI implements the Windsor Framework by creating a new statutory committee of the NI Assembly

legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/978…

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That's not a problem by itself, but the SI appears to be creating new powers for that committee that go beyond what's in the Protocol/Framework itself

3/
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