Johnson's failings
Saturday, January 25th, 2020It is worth recording just how badly the Johnson government is already doing. Unless we do we conceded the narrative to them. First, a Johnson
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Everything you need to know about how hard trade will be outside the EU
Saturday, January 25th, 2020My headline is, I think appropriate. Trade outside the EU is going to be nightmarishly difficult. For the UK the cost is currently incalculable. I
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The failing English elite can't get its head around Scottish independence, let alone the economics that supports it
Monday, December 23rd, 2019The FT says in an editorial today that: The die is cast. Parliament has backed Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement, putting Britain on course to leave the EU
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Johnson's COP 26
Saturday, December 21st, 2019My Green New Deal colleague, Colin Hines, is rarely knocked down for long. We may not have a terribly green-friendly government but next November Glasgow
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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
Friday, December 13th, 2019The 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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The German Right would prefer a nice tidy balance sheet to saving the planet
Wednesday, December 11th, 2019The FT has noted that: Senior German politicians have warned Brussels against any attempt to loosen the EU’s budget rules in a bid to free
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Reform Scotland’s corporation tax proposals are an exercise in promoting tax avoidance
Thursday, December 5th, 2019A think tank called Reform Scotland has issued a report this morning entitled ‘Growing Up: A Corporation Tax For Scotland’. There are things you need to
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Where would your rather live? In a high or low tax state?
Thursday, December 5th, 2019The OECD has reported in an email briefing this morning that: In 2018, four OECD countries had tax-to-GDP ratios above 43% (France, Denmark, Belgium and
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Cyber Monday's tax gaps: what the big six tech companies do not pay
Monday, December 2nd, 2019The Guardian has reported this morning that: The big six US tech firms have been accused of “aggressively avoiding” $100bn (£75bn) of global tax over
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