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    A false dichotomy: safety regulation vs. economic prosperity

    In recent months, political leaders around the world have rallied behind an all too familiar battle cry: seeking to slash “red tape” and unlock promised profits, productivity, and potential. This pledge for regulatory reduction perpetuates a dangerous and false dichotomy - that safety regulations and economic prosperity exist only in opposition to one another. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

    By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 02 May 2025

    Rachel Reeves Budget

    ‘Bold’ Budget promises public services investment boost but employer tax rises raise questions about jobs impact

    Employers will bear the brunt of the £40 billion in tax rises announced in the UK Government’s Autumn Budget, prompting questions about the impact this could have on new jobs and pay rises further down the line.

    By Kerry Reals on 01 November 2024

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    Can a ‘Budget for working people’ finally ‘Get Britain Working’?

    How many column inches were taken up in the build-up to the Budget wondering who exactly the Government meant by ‘working people’? And now that we know what was in it, does it really matter?

    By Mike Robinson FCA, British Safety Council on 01 November 2024

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    Eyes on the sky

    Drones are starting to play a revolutionary role within the inspection industry, but scepticism and misunderstanding about their capabilities and deployment is an issue.

    By on 01 February 2019

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