The collective denial of tax abusers is one of the things that characterises their behaviour. It does not really matter which of the three parties
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The Good Friday Agreement: our common ground must hold sway
Fintan O’Toole wrote about the Good Friday Agreement in the Guardian yesterday. I happen to think Fintan is probably the best journalist writing in the
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What a customs border means – or what the Tories have promised Northern Ireland
This Twitter thread comes from Katy Hayward of Queen’s University Belfast. I thought it worth sharing. It looks like a reliable guide to me, if
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The end of the Union?
In her speech on Brexit yesterday Theresa May said: As we leave the European Union, we will forge a bold new positive role for ourselves
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The Good Friday Agreement: preserving peace in our time
It’s hard not to identify as Irish with a name like mine. As a British and Irish passport holder I live happily with my shared
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Why hasn’t the EU pulled out of Brexit talks over Ireland?
This was on the BBC web site on December 8 when the agreement to permit Brexit talks with the EU was reached:We now know that
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The Irish are at last smelling the coffee when it comes to corporation tax
As the Tax Justice Network has noted in its weekly email summary of tax justice news: A recent editorial in the Irish Times demonstrates an
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The DUP are only British when it suits them
I admit it: I have never had a lot of time for the DUP. Ignoring the other issues what I really do not like is
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May caves in to Ireland, but now the battle moves to the home front
Reports have it that Theresa May has conceded all that Ireland demanded of her this morning. According to the Guardian: According to sources, MEPs were
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