> rafts of EU bureaucracy and Brussels red tape
The post from which this quote was taken seems to have disappeared.
I guess it referred to bureaucracy such as the CE mark and underlying Machinery Directive (which aims to provide for safety, without making life too difficult for manufacturers). That's so bureaucratic that this proud American, employee-owned company is happy to list compliance with it as one of the key features of its new kit: https://www.stoneagetools.com/sentinel-virtual-overview/abxs-3l.html "The Sentinel-enabled AUTOBOX 3L is a CE-certified system ..." (Warning: may contain computers. Not for home use.)