Since the previous edition of Contact, our chief executive has written to the Prime Minister to convey the Chamber’s grave concerns regarding the lack of clarity and progress on Brexit.
His letter sets out the issues that Chamber members are raising with increasing regularity and urgency. As I write, we still await a reply.
Hardly a week goes by now without a major employer speaking out to express frustration, often accompanied by a warning on future investment and jobs. These aren’t so-called Remoaners. These are the innovators, producers and job creators who are the bedrock of our economy.
We want to see politicians holding their party leadership to account to ensure our future relationship with Europe is as advantageous as it can be.
Based on what members are telling us, that means frictionless trade in goods and services that can best be delivered through full and unfettered access to our biggest export market....