Ireland could wipe out child poverty for a decade with Apple's tax bill, and doesn't want to
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016One of the most telling comments on the Apple tax case came from Fintan O’Toole yesterday. As he pointed out Iteland could eradicate child poverty
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The Apple tax case will put globalisation on trial
Wednesday, August 31st, 2016Apple will appeal yesterday’s ruling from the EU that requires it to pay $13 billion of back tax to Ireland. So too, come to that,
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The Apple decision: my reaction
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016I’ve been asked what my reactions to the EU decision on Apple might be. These are some of them. This is a great day for
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It's the principle, not the number, that matters in the Apple tax case
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016No one knows how much back tax Ireland will be ordered to collect from Applr today, but no one now seems to doubt that the
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The case for a Progressive Alliance is growing
Monday, August 1st, 2016I wrote what follows on June 25 based on comment I made a week or so beforehand when discussing what might happen if Remain won the
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Devo-max with an unaccountable English central bank is a recipe for a Euro style disaster
Monday, July 11th, 2016The Guardian reported last night that: The governance of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should be reinvented within a new voluntary union in a bid
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What is the left for?
Saturday, July 9th, 2016What is the left for? I ask the question for good reason. The good reason is that the left does not seem to know the
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Might we achieve the best that is possible?
Wednesday, June 29th, 2016You can’t be a student of Irish history (I am) and not be aware of the role that Michael Collins played in its history. A
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Scotland can have a second referendum but it must decide on a currency first
Saturday, June 25th, 2016If I was Scottish (and a far as I can tell there’s not a hint that I am) I would be livid at what happened
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