Now Brexit has happened, will Boris Johnson backtrack on his promises and scrap our protections?
Daniel Hannon: he has also called for NHS hospitals to be sold to private US companies after Brexit. It makes you wonder whose side he’s on.
We shouldn’t be surprised.
They’ve already backtracked on their promise not to use a pesticide that kills bees (albeit admittedly in conjunction with other EU countries).
And they’ve cancelled our freedoms to travel to and from EU countries – deliberately making it especially difficult for musicians to work there.
So why shouldn’t the Tories follow Daniel Hannan’s demand and ditch the other protections UK citizens have enjoyed as members of the European Union?
Safeguards for the use of data, pay and conditions, GM foods, hedge funds, dangerous chemicals and the disposal of environmentally-damaging vehicles should all be binned, Daniel Hannan said.
He wants to ditch:
the Temporary Workers’ Directive – which guarantees agency staff receive equal pay and conditions with employees in the same business.
the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – that gives individuals control over their personal data and limits its transfer to other countries.
the ban on products made from genetically modified (GM) crops – potentially allowing US food derived that way into the UK, as part of a future trade deal.
the REACH Directive – to outlaw chemicals linked to health problems including cancer, thyroid disease, hormone disruption and slow development.
the End of Life Vehicles Directive – to achieve environmentally-friendly dismantling and recycling, with targets for the reuse of vehicles and their components.
the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) – introduced to regulate hedge funds and private equity following the 2008 financial crash.
the ‘Droit de suite’ rules – that pay artists a fee on the resale of their works of art, instead of the American ‘first-sale doctrine’ that removes rights from subsequent sales.
“chunks of” the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) – the legal framework to harmonise regulation of securities markets and trading venues.
He doesn’t say how that makes the UK more competitive.
To This Writer’s untutored eye, it seems he just wants to hurt his fellow UK citizens for no very good reason.
His plans would make the country less competitive as they are backward steps that help nobody.
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It’s not rocket science that little fascist dictator dick johnson will abolish all the protections we peasants enjoyed for over 40 years! Leaving the EU is fascist tories’ excuse for claiming ‘wah we have to abolish these protections because there is an emergency occurring and it will last as long as we fascist tories are in power!’
All these protections deny companies from increasing their profits by exploiting us disposable peasants and this is why the fascist tories will soon engage in a bonfire of all our protections!