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ByteMark over in the UK but given Brexit I'm not sure a mainland company would want to use a company here. Might be cost effective if the pound takes another b
by noir_lord 8y ago
ByteMark over in the UK but given Brexit I'm not sure a mainland company would want to use a company here.
Might be cost effective if the pound takes another beating though.
- ben_w 8y agoGiven the point of Brexit seems to be “sovereignty” which in turn seems to mean “no foreign courts ever not even for trade deals”, I think that even a 10:1 devaluation of GBP vs. EUR wouldn’t make a post-Brexit UK appealing for hosting EU-27 services. And even my worst-case estimates are not yet beyond 1.3:1 devaluation.
- jdietrich 8y agoTransfers of personal data to non-EU countries are specifically regulated by Chapter 5 of GDPR. After Brexit, Britain is "foreign" as far as the EU is concerned. It's also worth noting that a lot of Brexiters consider closer political ties and a strong trade deal with the US as an essential element of their ideal Brexit scenario, by weakening Britain's ties to (and dependency on) the EU. In a no deal/hard Brexit scenario, Britain may lack the negotiating leverage to assert any meaningful kind of sovereignty. Many pro-Brexit campaigners have described Britain as being trapped in vassalage to the EU, but a chaotic Brexit could make Britain just as dependent on the US, with everything that implies politically.
- noir_lord 8y agoAgreed and that's a terrible outcome as far as I'm concerned. Politically I'm far more in favour of the EU than the US, the idea that we move further towards the US is horrifying. If that happens I'm out the door.
- ionised 8y agoSame. A free trade agreement with the US will mean watering down (or 'harmonising' as the spin doctors like to put it) UK regulations to match the US.