“Post-Brexit: who are the new thinkers that will reshape Britain” By Jack Powell, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center Many in the anti-Brexit lobby are still trying to portray the vote to leave the European Union as the project of a very small number of Westminster elites. Carole Cadwalladr and her band of […]
Tag: Ireland
Irish tax system fairest in Europe
“Irish tax system does most in Europe to reduce inequality” Courtesy of ESRI No other tax system in Europe does more to reduce household income inequality than Ireland’s, according to a new study by an economist at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). While the distribution of household income in Ireland […]
Ditching fuel subsidies cuts emissions without harming economy
“Removing fossil fuel subsidies reduces emissions with limited impacts on economic activity and household incomes Courtesy of ESRI New ESRI research examines how removing eight fossil fuel subsidies would impact both the economy and carbon emissions. It finds that simultaneously removing seven of them — all but the household fuel allowance — would […]
Brexit deal leaves future details wide open
By David Shiels, courtesy of Open Europe Tomorrow the House of Commons will sit for the first time on a Saturday since 1982. MPs will have the opportunity to approve or reject the revised Brexit deal, which was published by the Government and the European Commission yesterday. In a press conference on […]
Not the full shilling: Irish skeptical of new Brexit deal
Having been stymied in his attempt to take the UK into a no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson must now seek a new deal with the EU that somehow avoids the need for the dreaded “backstop” — a temporary customs union between the UK and EU […]
Does Johnson even want a Brexit deal?
There is growing feeling among European leaders that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, despite his numerous protestations to the contrary, doesn’t actually want to strike a Brexit deal with Europe, or is at least incapable of doing so, according to Bloomberg. The report is […]
Sorry Boris: EU won’t give up Irish backstop, Barnier warns
The UK appears to be moving quickly and firmly towards a “no-deal” Brexit, as the EU appears determined to rebuff Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s main demand in reopened negotiations on the draft withdrawal agreement — scrapping the so-called “Irish backstop,” […]
France hits U.S. tech titans with new tax
Ryan Khurana at CapX argues that France’s new “digital services tax” is a thinly veiled assault on leading American tech firms. With a three percent revenue tax on companies making €750 million and up, the measure is squarely aimed at the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — which French Finance Minister […]