Under pressure from Europe, Apple makes iOS browser options bit more reasonable.

But only for those in the EU, another unexpected #BrexitBonus.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/24/apple_eu_browser_defaults/

Yay, Brexit

#Brexit #BrexitBonus

https://press.coop/@BBCNews/112995438472237830

'‘A big ask’: can #Labour fix #Britain using #ModernSupplySideEconomics? -'

'...the scale of the challenge is vast, after decades of the #UK languishing behind other #G7 nations for #BusinessInvestment – a position economists say was made worse by #austerity, #Brexit, and political instability under the #Tories' https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/16/can-labour-fix-britain-modern-supply-side-economics
#BrexitBonus

#Brexit delays to #seed #imports could hit crop production, say growers

Tomato and pepper growers call for #UK to strike deal with #EU to avoid disruption and duplicate testing
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/13/brexit-delays-to-seed-imports-could-hit-crop-production-say-growers
#BrexitBonus #ToryLegacy

#CovidInquiry

#Hunt to #Hancock: six politicians in the frame in #Covid19 inquiry report

While many of the failings are seen as institutional, the report names some politicians for their role in the crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/the-politicians-named-in-covid-inquiry-report-over-failures-prior-to-pandemic
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference #BrexitBonus

'#Hancock and #Hunt failed to prepare #UK for #pandemic, #CovidInquiry finds

Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before #Covid19 killed more than 230,000 in #UK, report says'

“Never again can a disease be allowed to lead to so many deaths and so much suffering.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/hancock-and-hunt-failed-to-prepare-uk-for-pandemic-covid-inquiry-finds
#ToryPoliciesInAction #LongCovid #ToryLegacy #ToryIndifference #BrexitBonus

#Paris #ParalympicGames2024

‘Max is my eyes’: #Paralympian says post-#Brexit rules stop him flying with his #GuideDog

#MarGunnarsson, swimmer and #Manchester student who is due to compete at the Paris Games, says his career is at risk

A similar requirement in #EuropeanCommission regulations was scrapped in 2016 after complaints that it excluded thousands of dogs accredited by government-appointed bodies.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/27/max-is-my-eyes-paralympian-says-post-brexit-rules-stop-him-flying-with-his-guide-dog
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus

#UK retail sales have fallen faster than expected this month, as the sector went into reverse after May’s modest recovery– business live - https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/jun/26/royal-mail-offer-kretinsky-staff-shares-doordash-takeover-talks-deliveroo-stock-market-business-live
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #Austerity #GE2024