On the one hand, as the energy regulator recently warned and the Commons Energy Select Committee today reiterated, the UK faces a serious and potentially dangerous shrinkage in its energy capacity over the next few years.

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On the other hand, did FINRA or any regulator bring charges against him for submitting those outrageous bills in the first place?

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On the other hand, lining up behind the first whistleblower to contact a regulator may be more witnesses and potential informants who lacked the courage to be the first one out of the gate.

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Instead, they plan to hand in a petition with 15, 000 signatures to the Irish Regulator's office, along with an invitation to meet staff to discuss the status of a business plan to reopen the UK business.

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In any case, Britain is unlikely to agree to hand over day-to-day responsibility for financial services, its biggest export industry, to a European regulator.

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