Planet Business: Infowars auction saga, Howard Lutnick’s thoughts on Ireland and a brief history of the Observer
Children on toy tractors during a farmers' protest in central London over changes to inheritance tax rules. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire’s curtailing of agricultural property relief from inheritance tax in London this week, the snappy placard lines were almost as abundant as the anger.as “Rachel Thieves” – also the moniker favoured by GB News.
Cutting off family members: ‘It had never occurred to me that you could grieve somebody who was still alive’The week in US politics: Gaetz fiasco shows Trump he won’t get everything his waySingle day that Infowars, the fake-news site run for decades by conspiracy theorist and hatemonger Alex Jones, was shut down for last week after it was announced that Global Tetrahedron, parent company of satirical site the Onion, won the auction to buy it out of bankruptcy.
Lutnick, one of the president-elect’s most enthusiastic fundraisers, will soon be playing a central role in realising his vision of imposing sweeping tariffs on its trading partners. Among the many things he’s not a fan of is the presence of US pharma and other manufacturing giants in the State, declaring it “nonsense that Ireland of all places runs a trade surplus at our expense” and – in further proof that billionaires are not to be trusted – vowing to put a stop to it.
Donald-Trump Guardian Rachel-Reeves Sandy-Hook-Shooting Alex-Jones Howard-Lutnick Labour-Party-Uk
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trumpian vibe as Kemi Badenoch faces Keir Starmer in House of CommonsNew Tory leader Kemi Badenoch faces Labour prime minister Keir Starmer in the Commons for the first time
Read more »
Paul Johnston: Keir Starmer seeking to lead from front on climateAt COP 29 this week, the Prime Minister set out an ambitious new goal, to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by over four fifths by 2035
Read more »
Farmer given 'one more chance' after 17 rotting calf corpses found on his landA senior veterinary inspector said that when he visited the farm, he found a total of 17 dead calves in various stages of decomposition, some of which had been scavenged by dogs
Read more »
Young farmer avoids jail after serious one punch attack leaves man with injuryLeeper, who admitted the attack on Don Rowan in a mistaken row over a taxi on February 20, 2022, gave his victim €15,000 as a token of remorse
Read more »
Impossible to establish cause of death for reclusive farmer not seen by family in a yearMichael Sheehy’s body was found at his home near Listowel on December 30th 2023, badly decomposed
Read more »
Farmer offers €15k to man punched in row over car mistaken for taxiThe victim got into a car after mistakenly thinking it was a taxi
Read more »