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Vince Cable: UK single market is good for business

Vince Cable has been in Edinburgh today to launch the fourth in the series of  “Scotland Analysis” papers produced by the UK Government about the effect of independence for Scotland on a variety of issues. Today, the spotlight is on business regulation and the changes that independence would force on businesses both in Scotland and the rest of the UK with two separate regulatory systems to get round. The example Vince cited on a Radio Scotland interview this morning (which you can listen to here) was a simple one of buying petrol on either side of the border, …

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  • Mohammed Amin
    I have just read the full article, and recommend it....
  • PM
    @ Mick, "Referenda are not really part of the UK constitution and we should have nothing to do with them" What is actually part of the constitut...
  • Tim Rogers
    Well he has a lot to bang on about. My heart may well be more for west Cornwall but the north is a close second. I should also mention Brecon as I spent many ha...
  • Richard Whelan
    My concern with these types of agreements is the Supply bit. Can we amend the annual Budget, or even reject it, if it does not fit in with our overall approach...
  • Mick Taylor
    @JasonConnor. We are a parliamentary democracy. We elect MPs to make decisions for us. If a future government gets elected on a platform to join the EU, then co...