When it comes to problems with international trade regulations the response of business can often be summarised by the song lyric that claims, "we'd like to be unhappy but we never do have the time."
It is often hard to make time to take part in consultations and fill in questionnaires. Sometimes it is easier to work within existing constraints than to make changes, or to assume that others with more time will make the effort to raise concerns on our behalf. However, if we want the trading environment to reflect our real business needs, then we all need to stand up and be counted. The current review exercise is your opportunity to say what your business actually wants and needs the Government to do about international trade regulation. Remember (to misquote a famous phrase), the only thing necessary for the proliferation of unnecessary regulations is for good men to say nothing.
Return to SITPRO News: Issue 67, Winter 2008/2009
