And the EU27 are clear that any trade deal must preserve State Aid and similar rules that ensure a level playing field. Procurement is likely one. 2/2
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Replying to @DanNeidle @iaincampbell07 and
Only in the hardest of hard Brexit scenarios will the Directive fall away in 2019.
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Replying to @DanNeidle @iaincampbell07 and
Just a reminder that there were promises to “stop tax avoiders getting Govt contracts” after the 2001 Mapeley deal. It was found not to be possible under the Procurement Directive. Background: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2263208.stm …
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Replying to @hselftax @DanNeidle and
And the changes in 2013 had to be toned down in order to be compliant with the Procurement Directive https://www.pinsentmasons.com/PDF/Analysisnewprocurement.pdf …
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Replying to @hselftax @DanNeidle and
And the WCML JR proceedings shows what happens when the Procurement process is flawed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19809717 …
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Replying to @hselftax @DanNeidle and
Which no doubt has been brought to the attention of local councils..
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Replying to @iaincampbell07 @hselftax and
Not so long ago public procurement preferring Fairtrade and Living Wage was viewed as illegal. Now commonplace. We are going to make the same happen on tax dodgers. Gonna engage local, national and EU levels. Happy to work with all who have common aims.
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Replying to @PaulJMonaghan @iaincampbell07 and
The EU Directive allows for social & enviromental stds linked to product/service being directly procured, but not general group wide policies (of course Directives can be changed, but its not a straight parallel w current treatment of fairtrade and living wage)pic.twitter.com/ldHORMEt8j
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Replying to @MForstater @PaulJMonaghan and
And as Sarah Mark argued so clearly those rules are there for good reason. Its not just jobsworthiness, naysaying, bat-poo crazy neocons and neoliberals or what have you... so needs to be taken seriously.pic.twitter.com/2QCPewyzGl
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Replying to @MForstater @iaincampbell07 and
Nah, harking back to some peak-Thatcher, values-devoid, Friedmanesque procurement era is not something to be celebrated. The world has moved on. Sarah's thesis strikes me as profoundly anti Social Enterprise, and surprised to see you laud it Maya
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Paul - You say that times have changed, new EU rules allow public procurement to include environmental & social criteria. I agree and this is good. When i refer to these same rules you say is harking back to a past era??
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Replying to @MForstater @iaincampbell07 and
No, I am saying you lauding someone who is so saying social value should not have a role is wromg-headed
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