Johnson is proving himself to be utterly untrustworthy
Monday, September 7th, 2020I should not be surprised by anything Boris Johnson does. But I am. Trumplike, it seems he has total disregard. This contempt for the commitments
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Labour isn’t just failing Scotland with its denial on the likelihood of Scottish independence: it’s failing the rest of the UK as well
Sunday, August 30th, 2020I am an instinctive nationalist. I strongly suspect that my Irish roots have much to do with this. I have known where my instincts on
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The UK government's Office for National Statistics has got its data on the national debt wrong, and it is deliberate
Saturday, August 22nd, 2020I was aware I was being controversial yesterday when I suggested that the Office for National Statistics was lying about the scale of UK national
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Scotland won’t need to repay the UK’s national debt if it’s independent unless the UK does as well - and there’s almost no chance of that
Tuesday, July 28th, 2020Summary This is a long post that addresses one of the most sensitive issues in the Scottish independence debate, which is how much Scotland might
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The government fails again on UK track and trace - when Ireland can make it work
Monday, July 20th, 2020Two contrasting tweets this morning Coronavirus: Government admits its Test and Trace programme is unlawful https://t.co/YYcuEKLO7S — SkyNews (@SkyNews) July 20, 2020 And: Cheap, popular
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Brexit is the politics of continual disappointment in pursuit of a new despair
Saturday, July 18th, 2020I am grateful to Brenda Steele for drawing my attention to a blog post by Prof Chris Grey, the title of which is: Brexit gets
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Apple beats the EU - for now - and the EU begins to fight back
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020This 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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The cost of Brexit is rising rapidly - and still no one can explain why we’re doing it
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020The cost of Brexit is now becoming apparent. Customs clearances are apparently going to cost business £7 billion a year. 50,000 new Customs staff are
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I fear that the worst is yet to come
Monday, July 13th, 2020I did not work this weekend. That was a deliberate choice. It’s been a deeply fatiguing few months. I don’t regret the effort. I am
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