Nick C Jones

@Jones_NickC

Director; FRSA. Interests: good (inclusive) growth, public service reform & citizen engagement. I tweet in a personal capacity

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Joined February 2012

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  1. Retweeted
    Mar 30

    What did we learn from the Brexit transition agreement reached last week - and how should businesses be preparing for the changes ahead? and share their thoughts in our latest podcast:

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    Mar 29

    Blog: With 1 year to go until ’s reflects on debate

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  3. Mar 29

    Thoughts from our event on - One Year to Go: "plotting a path together that will achieve the ambition of outside the EU."

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  4. Mar 26

    Good to close the panel discussion on the opportunities: a 'shot in the arm' to increase productivity; trade deals more linked to services (than goods); and also an opportunity to re-design policies eg a system for sustainable, affordable food supply to the UK

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  5. Mar 26

    Important question of where the tradeoffs will be in the trade negotiation and where the scope is for flexibility on either side; Sir John Grant comments that 'you can only make tradeoffs if you have discounts' to offer and that fisheries is not an easy one

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  6. Mar 26

    Business, as represented by , feels the process of engagement with the public sector has been 'creaky but getting better'; the challenge now is to put in place the architecture of public/private engagement for the trade negotiation

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  7. Mar 26

    Contrast drawn by between a shared interest in maintaining flexibility through the negotiations from a political perspective compared with a desire by business to have more certainty and decision-making to enable investment decisions

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  8. Mar 26

    . highlights some of the hurdles ahead: Ireland; governance of the agreement (role of ECJ vs alternatives); progress on the domestic legislative process especially on specific areas like customs, fisheries, migration

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  9. Mar 26

    Panel seems to be in general agreement that the 21 months transition will be challenging to achieve the sort of bespoke deal desired

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  10. Mar 26

    A big issue is the time to implement the technology solutions needed for an effective customs solution: usually takes 5-10 years to make some of the big changes needed according to

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  11. Mar 26

    . highlights issues on a level playing field in the trade negotiations and progress on the Irish border by the time of the June EU meetings

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  12. Mar 26

    Sir John Grant calls for innovation in the negotiations but in his view this needs more time than is available - challenges particularly on customs and borders given the length of the transition period

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  13. Mar 26

    .'s calls for the need for flexibility on both sides in continuing negotiations given uncertainty, especially on the type of trade deal

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  14. Mar 26

    Looking forward to our event with this morning discussing the challenges for with one year to go

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    Mar 25

    Delighted to be appointed to ’s and Leadership Committee. We’re inviting people to contribute to on 23-27 April to help get the UK :

    , , and 7 others
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  16. Retweeted
    Mar 14

    What are the 5 biggest risks facing Higher Education in 2018? 's annual benchmarking study is available now:

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  17. Retweeted
    Mar 13

    "The OBR expects the UK to remain in the slow lane of global growth for some time to come", John Hawksworth, our chief economist comments on the :

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  18. Retweeted
    Mar 13

    Keep an eye out for our analysis on the Chancellor's later today

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  19. Retweeted
    Mar 13

    But is commitment to lower taxes sustainable; so much uncertainty ahead

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  20. Mar 13

    Also a nod in the to the with: confirmation of investments in broadband and skills (T-levels); more for SMEs to take up apprenticeships; and to look for a more sophisticated measure for human capital

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