This tweet was not good news for tax justice campaigners: #EUGeneralCourt annuls the decision taken by the @EU_Commission regarding the Irish #TaxRulings in favour of
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Northern Ireland is not going to have a separate corporation tax rate
I welcome the news from Conor Murphy, who is Northern Ireland’s new finance minister, that he has no plans to cut the corporation tax rate
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Some parts of the UK are clearly showing signs that their union with Brussels is more important than their union with London
The English election result dominates the news agenda, at least in that country this morning. But before considering it in more detail there are two
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I strongly suspect the proposed Brexit deal is illegal in UK law
I have commented already on this morning’s published Brexit deal. I omitted to mention that it is likely to also be illegal under this legislation:
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Will Ireland blink?
There is a logic to what Boris Johnson is doing with regards to Brexit. It’s easy to spot. It is that by saying he will
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Johnson’s Brexit plan: a document without honest intent
I have tried to make sense of Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit proposal. I have read the documents that have been issued. And like those who
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A repeat of the Turmoil of 1914-1922?
This pst is by Prof Sean Danaher and was on Progressive Pulse last week. It is far too good not to share a little more
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Could Johnson take the initiative and solve the Irish backstop today?
Boris Johnson has been like a wrecking ball in the last week. His premiership is in tatters. His party is torn asunder. His majority has
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Johnson’s letter to Donald Tusk was not written in good faith
Boris Johnson has made three suggestions concerning the Northern Ireland backstop in a letter to Donald Tusk issued overnight. They provide no basis for thinking
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