Category Archives: Finances

The difference

Posted on March 5, 2025 by martin

I forget what motivated me to go and look it up, but a few days ago looked into a comparison of the British and Irish economy between shortly after arriving in 2014 and finally leaving in 2021. Below is the … Continue reading →

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The VAT harbringer

Posted on February 10, 2025 by martin

They very first thing the Labour government did upon getting power was to smash private education with 20% VAT in a move that was ill-thought out and was driven by class warfare, but ultimately will go down as the harbringer … Continue reading →

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The coming crash

Posted on October 9, 2023 by martin

An Irish Times op-ed talks about a collapse of Ireland’s property market. A serious case of last to know. Back in mid-2021 there had already been reports of huge property write-downs, but this was patently obvious from walks I took … Continue reading →

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