The European Central Bank is making all the right noises concerning the privacy features of a potential CBDC. But just how private will they allow it to be?
House of Lords
The House of Lords plays a prominent role in parliamentary scrutiny of the post-Brexit UK-EU relationship and the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
It has particularly responsibilities given that the current UK minister responsible for UK-EU relations and the UK co-chair of the UK-EU Joint Committee, David Frost, is a member of the House of Lords. As such, it is on the floor of the House of Lords, not the House of Commons, that Frost, can answer parliamentary questions.
The House of Lords committee with primary responsibility for scrutinizing the post-Brexit UK-EU relationship is the European Affairs Committee set up in April 2021 following a review of scrutiny arrangements.
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Latest civil service & public affairs moves January 25
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Home Office
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
– Simon Thomas has been appointed Her Majesty’s ambassador to the Republic of Croatia in succession to Andrew Dalgleish. Lindsay Skoll has been appointed Her Majesty’s ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna in succession to Leigh Turner. Jon Benjamin has been appointed Her Majesty’s ambassador to Mexico in succession to Ms Corin Robertson in August.
HM Revenue and Customs
– Myrtle Lloyd to become director-general, customer service in March.
The US President took over the White House from his pro-Brexit rival Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Britain was finally freed from the shackles of the European Union on January 1 and Boris Johnson hopes to strike a lucrative transatlantic partnership with the US.
But the changing of the guard in the US could have a detrimental impact on the chances of a trade deal being reached, as Mr Biden has previously made his anti-Brexit view public and is set to strengthen relations with Europe.
US President Joe Biden (Image: GETTY)
The EU is growing considerably nervous about the future of Brexit Britain on their doorstep, according to an international business expert.