Quote Originally Posted by gogobongopop View Post
It's a consequence of triggering Article 50 without any vision or agreement about what success looks like.
On that I completely agree. Theresa May has been terrible for that, absolutely terrible.
Quote Originally Posted by Khendraja'aro View Post
In this case they are justified. We know perfectly well what the various border schemes will result in. The logistics companies also know very well what those results will mean for their own business.

The problem is that both the companies and your government (should!) know about those consequences - and the companies have asked what will be done to mitigate the more problematic results (example: Drivers licenses becoming invalid).

As of yet, they have no clear answer.

To put it into a perspective you can understand: This is like an announcement that all pubs, restaurants and other locales will face new regulations to be allowed to serve alcohol. If they don't uphold those regulations, no alcohol is allowed to be sold. What those new regulations actually are? Who the fuck knows.
Yes except the government has already said and agreed in principle with the EU that there will be a standstill transition until 31 Dec 2019. The new regulations will come into force in nearly two years time. Laws can and frequently do change with shorter notice than 2 years.

We can't say what the new regulations are until an agreement is made with the EU as to what they will be.

One regulation that has just changed affecting small businesses of every size and shape is the introduction last month of the GDPR. I would estimate more than 90% of small businesses would have spent less than 1.5 years planning for GDPR.

The Health Act 2006 transformed pubs in this country by outlawing smoking in them. The ban came into effect with less than 12 months after the Act was signed onto the statue book.