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I'd rather argue that extra bureaucracy around Brexit and UK <-> EU dynamics does exist, but it's not a decisive factor for the region (and businesses) to devel

I'd rather argue that extra bureaucracy around Brexit and UK <-> EU dynamics does exist, but it's not a decisive factor for the region (and businesses) to develop and prosper. Talent and businesses outside EU have always had these conditions with the UK, and now they are getting a level playing field.

mrtksn 5y ago
For some it is, for some it isn't. Because of the new relationship, you don't have one size fits all situation. Just don't present it like as if it is "thanks to Brexit". Brexit made things harder but it didn't kill it for everyone, except maybe for Intel.
nuerow 5y ago
> (...) but it's not a decisive factor for the region (and businessess) to develop and prosper. That really depends on what definition you personally choose for "decisive", "develop", and "prosper". The EU is by far the largest trading partner of the UK[¹]. It's unreasonable to presume that a nation can improve their current state once they choose to introduce bureaucratic hurdles, delays, and additional cost on any dealings with their largest trading partner. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa...
matthewmacleod 5y ago
This is likely a reasonably accurate view. I can definitely tell you (anecdotally, first-hand) that Brexit hasn't offered any benefits so far, but has made several other activities far more painful that they were before. Not enough to kill a business, but absolutely certainly the sort of thing that will cause some businesses that were previously viable to no longer be so – or to shift resources out of the UK and into the EU.