markd - 1:53 pm on May 28, 2012 (gmt 0)

Baby, bathwater...
Sledgehammer, nut

As usual, an idea with some basis in common sense gets turned into an unworkable law by people with too much time on their hands.

As colleagues here have said, you would think the prime focus would be in encouraging business to thrive in light of the EU-wide recession, rather than placing more EU-wide issues for businesses to comply with.

The 'implied consent' UK amendment seems to bring a small amount of sense to things.