I strongly suspect the proposed Brexit deal is illegal in UK law
Thursday, October 17th, 2019I 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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The so-called Brexit deal is a sham and fiasco when it comes to Northern Ireland, tax and tariffs. People there will pay a heavy price for this
Thursday, October 17th, 2019I have scanned the changes to Theresa May’s Brexit deal that now make up Johnson’s deal. There are sixty plus pages of them; many being
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Is the Good Friday Agreement to be updated by a Bad Tuesday Deal?
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019Rumour has it that Boris Johnson has done a deal with the EU. The whole of the UK will, supposedly, be leaving the EU. Except,
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Transforming our buildings is key to the Green New Deal
Tuesday, October 8th, 2019I share the following by my Green New Deal colleague Colin Hines, first published on Social Europe: The huge increase in support for a Green New
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The OECD's tax plans reallocate taxable profits to wealthy countries
Monday, October 7th, 2019I share this post from the Tax Justice Network, published by them this morning, which shows (amongst other things) the value of country-by-country reporting, even
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As close to certainty as anyone can get
Sunday, October 6th, 2019I was tempted to write a blog entitled ‘I don’t know’ this morning. There were, and are, good grounds for doing so. No one does
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Will Ireland blink?
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019There 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
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019I 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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The cost / benefit analysis of No Deal
Sunday, September 29th, 2019I had a friend who has now decided to become a Brexit Party parliamentary candidate. There are some things friendship cannot survive. But I did
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