Author: Frank Schnittger

Brexit by the numbers

The Economist has produced an index which lists all EU member states by their stances on what the Economist claims are the four key issues surrounding the negotiations (h/t Bernard): Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty provides that...

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The Brexit negotiating environment

Colman has initiated an interesting debate on the likely outcomes to the Brexit negotiations, but I am far more interested in the negotiating process which I have already discussed here. The possible outcomes, both short and...

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Theresa May’s A50 letter

The full text of Theresa May’s A50 notification letter is available here, and is well worth a read in full. It is a largely unobjectionable 2200 word document, and takes into account some of the previous criticisms that...

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Pay and Policing in Ireland

Irish Independent: Garda bosses don’t deserve respect (Scroll down to second letter) A report by the Irish stockbroker Davy has found that average public sector wages amounted to €47,400 in Ireland, 40pc more than...

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