Brexit - A rather touchy subject

[WaveJumper]

Brexit seems to still be such a touchy subject, and what with all the other negative news currently about, maybe we should start a list of where perhaps you think it would be better to live, work or run your business. And for those of you who may have already moved has it worked out.

 

[Mark T Jones]

I have it on very good authority that the UK is far better (lighter) than nearly all EU countries for small business bureaucracy- and that we are more efficient than most at processing it.

Friends of mine have just moved to Spain. There are many great things about it but getting anything done is comically bad

 

[IanSuth]

I have it on very good authority that the UK is far better (lighter) than nearly all EU countries for small business bureaucracy- and that we are more efficient than most at processing it.

Friends of mine have just moved to Spain. There are many great things about it but getting anything done is comically bad

Not me but a mate has a manufacturing facility in spain and in somerset doing the same thing

His opinion was basically "if you go to Spain and treat it like the uk where there are regs and you have to follow them, then Spain is worse and more bureaucratic - however when you realise none of the locals pay any attention to most of the regs, you realise that actually it is less burdensome"

I think as Brits we are generally of the mindset that rules are something you follow - a lot of other cultures have a different perspective. Therefore our regulatory approach to set a bar we know most will exceed, other appear to have the approach of setting "aspirational targets" in the hope people aim somewhere towards them. A brit mindset there is creating a load of extra work for yourself

(ps to put a brexit slant on this look at slaughterhouse regs - directive said slaughter under veterinary oversight, we legislated a qualified vet oversea every abattoir thus shutting a lot of smaller ones, the French brought in a veterinary oversight qualification for head slaughtermen and covered it that way)

 

[Mark T Jones]

Not me but a mate has a manufacturing facility in spain and in somerset doing the same thing

His opinion was basically "if you go to Spain and treat it like the uk where there are regs and you have to follow them, then Spain is worse and more bureaucratic - however when you realise none of the locals pay any attention to most of the regs, you realise that actually it is less burdensome"

I think as Brits we are generally of the mindset that rules are something you follow - a lot of other cultures have a different perspective. Therefore our regulatory approach to set a bar we know most will exceed, other appear to have the approach of setting "aspirational targets" in the hope people aim somewhere towards them. A brit mindset there is creating a load of extra work for yourself

(ps to put a brexit slant on this look at slaughterhouse regs - directive said slaughter under veterinary oversight, we legislated a qualified vet oversea every abattoir thus shutting a lot of smaller ones, the French brought in a veterinary oversight qualification for head slaughtermen and covered it that way)

To follow the cliches, which often turn out to be true

Germany sets rules and looks for ways to obey them.

France looks for ways to avoid them.

Italy is bi-polar; either obeying to the letter or completely disregarding them.

Spain is somewhere inbetween.

 

[japancool]

Live in Qatar - no income tax. Also, good shawarmas.

 

[Bob Morgan]

Live in Qatar - no income tax. Also, good shawarmas.

Doha, a city of contrasts - Light beige and dark beige!

 

[japancool]

Doha, a city of contrasts - Light beige and dark beige!

Not true, there are some white buildings there too.

 

[Bob Morgan]

Not true, there are some white buildings there too.

I am well aware - I lived and worked there for a while

 

[japancool]

I am well aware - I lived and worked there for a while

So did I (well, I lived and went to school there). Planning to visit for nostalgia, no other reason to go there. It'll have to wait until some sports tournament or other is done, though.