We need technological talent more than corporate tax breaks…
By far the most fascinating point in the BBC’s new replacement for Hearts and Minds, The View [catchy title, eh? – Ed] was this sequence in which Bro McFerran Managing, Director of Allstate Northern Ireland, cuts to the chase, pointing out that the campaign for lower corporation tax and long (and thus far rather sterile) dialogue between the Stormont Executive and HM Treasury is somewhat beside the point. In his view, technology provides a viable route to economic growth in …