Colm
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Colm McCarthy is a contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal.
Colm McCarthy on 12 Dec 2018
The decline of Brexit-on-Sea
It is a delusion that Brexit, whatever form it takes, will rejuvenate English towns like Clacton, whose decline has nothing to do with EU membership or EU constraints.
Colm McCarthy on 05 Dec 2018
Blame the car, not the Government
The advent of online shopping and internet banking has merely accelerated a trend that was well established 30 years ago, namely the consolidation of retailing into larger units.
Colm McCarthy on 21 Nov 2018
Brexit choices: no deal, May's deal or second vote
The choices are no-deal, May’s deal, or just possibly a second referendum and a choice to remain in the EU.
Colm McCarthy on 14 Nov 2018
Brexit bounce for Irish seaports?
There should be no rush to spend money on roads or seaports until the fog of Brexit clears.
Colm McCarthy on 07 Nov 2018
Are higher airfares inevitable?
In a well-governed world there is no rational basis for the exemption of the public’s spending on holidays from indirect taxes when far more essential items are hit for VAT.
Colm McCarthy on 31 Oct 2018
Why Italian debt is such a concern
The markets fear that Italy might default, or that it might leave the Euro and re-denominate its debt into a new and weaker currency.
Colm McCarthy on 24 Oct 2018
Feasibility study folly
There should be a mechanism to deter frivolous applications for free feasibility studies. The best mechanism would be a refusal by Government to finance them at all.
Colm McCarthy on 17 Oct 2018
Brexit: what brought us to this point?
It would be amusing, if only the stakes were lower, to marvel at the incredulity of Brexiteers as the EU fails to behave in line with the malign caricature with which it has been conferred.
Colm McCarthy on 10 Oct 2018
Government gambles on future to secure its own
The riskiness of the budget policy over the last few years has been pointed out repeatedly, but the Government is continuing to ignore the warnings.
Colm McCarthy on 03 Oct 2018
Statistical codology
Some people are good at figures but most are not and are lost with very large numbers. Colm McCarthy writes
Colm McCarthy on 26 Sep 2018
Brexit – six months to go
Theresa May repeated her mantra that ‘no-deal is better than a bad deal’ last week and appears happy to contemplate a disruptive exit six months from now.
Colm McCarthy on 19 Sep 2018
Climate change targets
The planet as a whole shares a single atmosphere, to the alteration of which Ireland contributes one-fifth of one per cent of worldwide emissions.