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To: ggersh who wrote (49665)	1/23/2013 11:24:00 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71477

This one is material that is ripe for "Yes minister". Its an odds on favourite to be on the comedy show within the next few months imho. Cameron speech: France offers 'red carpet' to UK firms. bbc.co.uk One of the issues the government will examine is the issue of working hours. An EU directive, incorporated into UK law, limits the amount of time that most people work to 48 hours a week. Should the government decide to repatriate that power, businesses might have greater freedom to ask their staff to work longer, a move that would be highly controversial. "The working hours of British doctors should not be set in Brussels," said Mr Cameron. Jon Moulton, of Better Capital, said he agreed. But Paul Walsh, the head of the drinks giant Diageo, suggested that businesses in the whole of the EU could benefit from an end to such regulations. "The reformed EU must be more competitive, with highly flexible labour markets and fewer, less intrusive institutions," he said from the World Economic Forum in Davos. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some French/English diplomacy background material here. "A diplomatic incident". vdownload.eu en.wikipedia.org