Cutting ‘red tape’ is nothing but a red herring – and arguably counterproductive | Heather Stewart
Commentator Heather Stewart argues that the push to reduce regulatory burdens in the UK is misleading and may hinder economic recovery. She contends that blaming a sluggish economy on excessive rules is a familiar neoliberal narrative, and suggests that the country would benefit more from smarter, targeted regulation overall, in practice, rather than blanket deregulation.