The Late Edition
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Friday 2 September
Our editors discuss whether Ireland’s politicians are right to appeal Apple’s tax bill and we take a look at the etiquette of frequent air travel. Plus: why do we stand during the national anthem and does it matter if we don’t?
Thursday 1 September
We ask whether Donald Trump really intends to make Mexico build a wall along its border with the US and if Apple’s indignation at a retrospective tax bill is justified? Plus: the return of direct flights between London and Tehran.
Wednesday 31 August
We ask why Donald Trump is in Mexico today, a country he has frequently offended in the past. Plus: John Kerry is tells Pakistan to do more in the war on terror and Ukraine cancels visa-free entry for people from North Korea.
Tuesday 30 August
We ask whether Apple should have to pay more than £10m in back-dated taxes and discuss whether the UK can limit immigration and retain its access to the single market. Plus: have tourists ruined Venice?
Monday 29 August
We ask whether French mayors who are refusing to lift restrictions on burkinis are right to do so and discuss Uzbekistan’s leader, who has ruled the country with an iron first for the past 25 years. Plus: is refusing to stand for your national anthem an effective protest?
Friday 26 August
Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé discusses the day’s top news with Steve Bloomfield and Matt Alagiah, from Italy’s earthquake aftermath and Europe’s migration challenges to France’s “burkini” controversy.
Thursday 25 August
We look to Turkey as the country goes to war in Syria. Meanwhile, Angela Merkel continues her European tour and Austria’s far-right presidential candidate launches his re-run campaign. Plus: Donald Trump unveils his new warm-up act: Nigel Farage.
Wednesday 24 August
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon appoints a Brexit minister, US vice president Joe Biden arrives in Ankara and civilian gun-ownership is on the rise in the EU. Plus: ‘The New York Times’ plans to expand to Australia and Canada.
Tuesday 23 August
The leaders of the EU’s three biggest economies announce a “new beginning” for the union, while the Czech prime minister’s calls for a European army. Plus: we assess Donald Trump’s post-election ambitions and remember Belgian jazz musician Toots Thielemans, who has died at the age of 94.
Monday 22 August
We discuss the European project in the wake of a meeting between Angela Merkel, Matteo Renzi and François Hollande. Meanwhile, we look to Turkey as the country is devastated by yet another suicide attack. Plus: how Brexit has prompted a rush to foreign embassies and Shinzo Abe’s super cameo at…
