Stuart Farr takes a break from festive parlour games to speculate over the New Year’s resolutions of Parliament Quite often we don’t get to see how public figures occupy their spare time when they’re not out and about pressing the…
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Martians and Malware
Prevention is better than cure, says Stuart Farr as he argues the case for greater protection against cybercrime By the time you read this article, we will have sworn in a new Prime Minister and regardless of what political camp…
Climate change: Stuart Farr looks at the bigger picture
Amid recent general licence frustrations, Brexit uncertainty and controversy at Downing Street, Stuart Farr warns that we should not lose sight of the things that truly matter. Can you imagine yourself for a moment standing on the planet Mars? Assume…
Tagged with: Brexit, british countryside, climate change, defra, downing street, general licence, gun trade, Stuart Farr, wild justice
Posted in Comment, Legal
Posted in Comment, Legal
Stuart Farr takes a look at the new general licences
Stuart Farr turns ‘mythbuster’ to challenge the ongoing ramifications of changes to general licensing. As news reaches our shores that Australia’s beloved national symbol, the Koala, is now on the verge of being “functionally extinct”, one might be tempted to…
Tagged with: basc, BSA, defra, general licences, general licensing, Natural England, organisation, pigeons, Stuart Farr, wildlife and countryside act
Posted in Legal
Posted in Legal
Taking the Brexcuit…
Stuart Farr opens the tin to examine the predicted changes set to occur after Brexit. He finds a selection of broken bits, but is there a crumb of comfort? The phrase “a week is a long time in politics” was…
On the flipside with Stuart Farr
Even with all the current political unrest, legally, The Brexit deadline is still 29 March, which means that Stuart Farr will finally be able to give up international trade predictions for lent. The last few months have seen some pretty impressive…
Tagged with: Brexit, great britain, international, IWA, legal, NASA, New Horizon, partnership packs, ross edgley, Stuart Farr, trade, traders
Posted in Comment, Legal
Posted in Comment, Legal
Stuart Farr’s ‘fly on the wall’ observations of goods and services
When it comes to trade deals, Stuart Farr says that sometimes it’s difficult to work out what the fuss is all about. Do we need them? If so, why? I confess the constant reference to them makes me wonder where…
Tagged with: consumer rights act, consumers, cra, eu, gdp, goods, legal, manufacturing, money, service, Stuart Farr, trade, traders
Posted in Comment, Features
Posted in Comment, Features
Below The Breadline
Stuart Farr explores the factors – such as 400-year-old laws – which are contributing to the demise of the high street. The proposition that the High Street is disappearing isn’t really all that new. For some years now, many of…
Tagged with: bakery, breadline, business rate, gun trade, high street, laws, legal, news, retail, Stuart Farr, tax
Posted in Comment, Legal
Posted in Comment, Legal
Cheeky Blinders
The ever-changing face of gun trade has come a long way in the past century. Stuart Farr investigates the Midlands to see if the price is right Shortly before writing this I was lucky enough (well, I suppose I was…
Pure and simple
Stuart Farr offers a scoop of advice to help businesses enjoy a ‘fab’ 2020. February! Looking ahead to the month, for many it’s a nondescript month spent preparing for future events to come. Its name is derived from the Latin…
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