tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post6293201518349844929..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: More email banter with CorbettOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-65147432511327370472007-02-23T19:54:00.000+00:002007-02-23T19:54:00.000+00:00Some of these questions are addressed in the MiFID...Some of these questions are addressed in the MiFID podcast series on line, which is jolly good content.<BR/><BR/>www.mifidpodcast.com<BR/><BR/>Free to access and can also subscribe by RSSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-45015264681459073512007-02-15T00:01:00.000+00:002007-02-15T00:01:00.000+00:00I suppose Mr Corbett can afford to be enthusiastic...I suppose Mr Corbett can afford to be enthusiastic about the EU's proposed enforced car emissions limit. <BR/><BR/>None of Britain's sports and executive car-makers whose operations employ many tens of thousands of people - Jaguar, Aston Martin, Land Rover, Bentley, Rolls Royce - and who would find it impossible to meet the average are based in his 'region'. <BR/><BR/>'Common' standards so much more important than appropriate or reasonable standards, though eh? The typical attitude of the superstate at any price brigade.<BR/><BR/>So perhaps Mr Corbett could tell us if he is opposing the emissions limit being applied on a per-manufacturer basis - which would affect a large part of Britain's car industry the worst?<BR/><BR/>Or, if the average is going to be applied across the industry as a whole, how is that possibly going to be policed?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps he could also explain the contradiction between the EU on the one hand wanting to slap stringent limits on emissions, but on the other insisting on ever more stringent vehicle rigidity and more safety equipment in cars that makes them heavier. <BR/><BR/>More weight means more fuel to power cars the same speed, negating the efficiency gains manufacturers have already been making in engine development.<BR/><BR/>Obviously making safe cars is also a priority, but how much is necessary relative to the gains? I thought global warming was supposed to be a global disaster in the making, affecting billions of lives? What consideration has been given to this obvious EU-derived major factor in car emissions growth?<BR/><BR/>My money's on none whatsoever - and on this being another example of kneejerk EU regulation, which is always the most harmful kind.<BR/><BR/>But I'm sure Mr Corbett can set us straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com