Labour needs to think beyond the customs union: it has to address migration within an EU context as well
Sunday, February 25th, 2018Labour may be close to endorsing remaining in the EU customs union. We will know tomorrow. If it does many – including the vast majority
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The Good Friday Agreement: preserving peace in our time
Saturday, February 24th, 2018It’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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The EU is to investigate the UK's tax havens. It should start by asking why the UK subsidises the Isle of Man to sell tax abuse
Friday, February 9th, 2018As the Guardian reported late yesterday: The European parliament has voted to launch an inquiry into financial crime, tax evasion and tax avoidance, saying the Paradise
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Chaos
Wednesday, February 7th, 2018Most mornings I wake, begin reading, and the theme of the central blog of the day becomes apparent quite quickly. News and comment posts apart,
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Why hasn't the EU pulled out of Brexit talks over Ireland?
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018This 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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Is Jacob Rees-Mogg the greatest risk to our peace?Â
Sunday, February 4th, 2018The papers are full of debate on Tory divisions on Brexit today (try here for some links). That party is as riven as ever on
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Deliberately created secrecy is still facilitating financial abuse
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018The Tax Justice Network Financial Secrecy Index was published this evening. As is said on the FSI site: The Financial Secrecy Index ranks jurisdictions according
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Is the Financial Reporting Council the fit and proper body to investigate KPMG?
Monday, January 29th, 2018The Financial Reporting Council is to investigate KPMG’s audit of Carillion. Candidly, I think that wholly inappropriate because the people who run the FRC cannot
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The NHS and education both need top down reform
Monday, January 29th, 2018I suggested that the NHS and education both suffered ‘hopelessly inappropriate’ management structures yesterday and was asked to justify that claim. I am happy to
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