Second edition of the book ‘A New Ireland – A New Union, A New Society’ is downloadable here free of charge. Hard copies of the book can be bought from Little Acorns Bookstore in Derry, Hannas bookshop in Dublin or via Amazon. Click on this link to download as a PDF: A New Ireland – A New […]
Brexit is divisive. That also makes Brexit dangerous. It represents the most significant UK political faultline in decades – in fact, since the UK joined what was then the European Economic Community in 1973. Brexit has created what could potentially be a fatal split in both the UK’s major parties – ironically at a time when
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I can offer you two particular perspectives on the terrible crimes of child abuse. One derives from my role as co-author of the book Abuse of Trust, which examined how Frank Beck got away with the systematic physical and sexual abuse of children who were supposed to be in his care and protection as a
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Working for Tino Sehgal Let’s Talk about the Market Economy My engagement as an interpreter for Tino Sehgal’s artistic work for the Turner Prize has been one of the most interesting activities I have ever been involved in. It was a real pleasure and provided a perhaps unique insight into public views on the capitalist
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Q. Several weeks ago, I made a purchase from the Wine Society, using a John Lewis Partnership MasterCard, as I had done many times previously. But on this occasion payment was refused, apparently on the grounds that this was an ‘unusual transaction’. To make matters worse, I was not told that a problem had arisen,
My meetings with Paul Flowers Paul Flowers is an acquaintance of mine and a journalistic source. I’ve met him twice, both times for lunch, but I also did an hour long pre-lunch interview with him for a detailed profile in the leading sector magazine, Co-operative News. The first lunch involved me flying over
Co-op Bank The Co-operative Bank is a Public Limited Company, which is wholly owned by the Co-operative Group. Until recently it was called Co-operative Financial Services The Group remains essentially a food retailer and farming business that also does other things – financial services, funerals, pharmacy, until recently travel and has recently
Business Month, news, June 2013 Up Unemployment in Northern Ireland rose by 1.4% to 8.1% in the year ending April as measured by the Labour Force Survey. Those claiming unemployment related benefits rose by 3.4% in the year to 7.1%. The FTSE 100 has accelerated from under 5500 to nearly 6800 in
News – UK Companies optimistic on pension inflation [lead] FTSE350 companies use widely differing inflation assumptions in their pensions accounting, with 65% assuming inflation will be less than that implied by the financial markets, according to pension consultants Hymans Robertson in its annual FTSE 350 Accounting Assumptions Survey. The average variation from market assumptions is
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Government spending cuts will lose contractors annual income of about £46bn, according to analysis just published by PwC. Around half a million private sector jobs will go. Manufacturing, transport, hospitality and financial services will all feel pain, but the major losers are construction and, especially, business services, including legal advice, consultancy, catering and cleaning.
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