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Update on Northern Ireland
It looks as if some at the heart of government thought a trade agreement over red and green lanes would be sufficient to fix Northern Ireland and EU issues. It seems that the meeting with Unionists pointed out to the Prime Minister that the application of EU law in Northern...Read More »
Tax cuts can bring in more revenue
One of the main arguments ahead of the budget is the one about what changes you get in revenue if you put tax rates up and if you cut tax rates. This is especially important and hotly contested over business taxes. UK corporation tax revenues increased as George Osborne cut...Read More »
The role of profits
Angered by the cost of living squeeze and sky high energy prices, many people are now hostile to the whole idea of company profits. It is encouraging them to demand ever higher windfall taxes to confiscate more or less the whole profit, and leads on to demands for nationalisation. It...Read More »
Article on NI protocol on facts4eu
Facts4eu have published an updated version of my analysis of the Protocol issues on www.facts4eu.org/news/2023 feb redwood on independence.
...Read More »Deal or no deal on the Protocol
It is difficult to write about a deal where there is no text, and where the UK government assures us there is currently no deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Many of us would be delighted if there is an agreement to free the flow of goods within the UK...Read More »