Can the EU keep up with the US on green subsidies? The huge incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act are provoking a debate in Europe with ramifications for the entire single market Financial Times · Feb 1, 2023
Peers pressed to reject Troubles amnesty Bill ahead of Lords debate The Government’s Legacy Bill would see a form of immunity offered for Troubles offences in exchange for co-operation with a truth body. The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023
A Tale of Two Industrial Policies How America and Europe can turn trade tensions into climate progress. Foreign Affairs · Jan 26, 2023
Biden’s clean energy brainwave paves Britain’s way to post-Brexit growth. Dare we copy him? Where the US leads in using state aid and subsidies, the EU is now following. But the UK will need a change of mindset, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023
Solving Northern Ireland Brexit dispute not rocket science, Bertie Ahern says Former taoiseach tells Commons committee that UK, EU and DUP need to ditch red lines to make lasting deal The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
Thousands protest in Lisbon for animal rights amid constitutional dispute Dog owner Sandra Almeida made a long journey to the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday to join thousands of people who took to the streets to give animals a voice as the constitutional court ponders if mistreating pets should be classed as a crime. Reuters · Jan 21, 2023
Micheal Martin says Sinn Féin must meet with families of Provisional-IRA victims Mr Martin said that all parties have an “obligation” when it comes to legacy, including Sinn Féin Irish Mirror · Jan 19, 2023
‘Everyone has obligation in respect of NI legacy, including Sinn Fein’ – Martin The Irish foreign minister was speaking after the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin. The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Soon you'll be able to rollover leftover 529 funds into a Roth IRA "Now if a family has extra money that they want to give to a child, a 529 plan is the absolute best place to invest that money." Fortune · Jan 19, 2023
President Joe Biden: ‘Miraculous’ dealmaker or ‘consistently inconsistent’? What experts say two years in As Joe Biden enters his third year in office, The Independent digs deep into how the president did on key issues like labour, climate, legislation, inflation, Covid and civil rights. Josh Marcus introduces the series The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Legacy Bill will end ‘merry-go-round’ of legacy court cases – Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told critics of the Government’s controversial Legacy Bill: ‘Let’s see if it works’. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Can EU anger at Biden’s ‘protectionist’ green deal translate into effective action? Analysts warn bloc’s lack of industrial policy may impede riposte to $370bn US subsidy package The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Former police officer killed by IRA just months after realising his shop dream John Olphert, 39, was shot dead by at the shop in Londonderry, on January 18, 1983. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
EU's Gentiloni: Very good partnership with the U.S. but we must support our competitiveness The partnership between the European Union and the United States is "very good", said European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni on Tuesday but he added that the EU must strengthen its competitiveness in the wake of Washington's "Inflation Reduction Act" (IRA). Reuters · Jan 17, 2023
Irish Mirror · Jan 16, 2023 Man jailed after subjecting former partner to 19-hour ordeal and telling her 'crew would kill her mother' He also told his former partner the IRA were after her
Fortune · Jan 14, 2023 Are your 30s rough? Here's how to keep your retirement savings on track. Use these tips to build a strategy and keep saving despite life's curveballs.
Reuters · Jan 14, 2023 Iran and Britain's history of strained relations British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he had denied.
Reuters · Jan 13, 2023 Iran and Britain's history of strained relations British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities sentenced to death British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he denies.
The Conversation · Jan 4, 2023 Northern Ireland reconciliation bill highlights complicated role of Catholic Church during the Troubles It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.
Fortune · Jan 3, 2023 What should you do with your money if you were laid off Some companies may offer severance packages, which can be negotiable.
Fortune · Jan 2, 2023 Avoid these mistakes with required minimum distributions Withdrawing the wrong amount, forgetting to take your RMD, mixing plan types are some of the most common mistakes.
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022 British ministers ‘reluctant to accept McGuinness committed to peace process’ Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew also speculated whether the IRA was training in the ‘second 11’.
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022 John Major feared loyalists would walk from ceasefire in 1996 The UK’s then-prime minister told John Bruton of his concerns about being seen to give into Sinn Fein demands.
Belfast Live · Dec 28, 2022 Irish Government feared loyalist bombing in Republic after IRA ceasefire ended "A loyalist bombing campaign in the Republic would be like civil war and would mean the complete unravelling of the peace process"
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022 Boris Johnson called for ‘hard egg’ approach to Northern Ireland peace process, document reveals ‘He claimed the IRA were in 1994 at the point of defeat’