George Osborne has declared that he's going to 'pick a fight' with Brussels over a raft of agreements in Europe. It is thought that by cutting large amounts of red tape such as adherence to the Working Time Directive, relaxing redundancy regulations and reviewing health and safety legislation, around £14bn a year could be saved by businesses in the UK.
The full report will be out on Friday, and I'll be finding links to it as soon as possible. Until then, here are the FT and Guardians view of the matter.
Financial Times
Guardian
Tuesday 14 August 2007
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