> This tells me more about how dysfunctional the EU is ... Exactly, the European Union was originally conceived as a 'common market' but individual countries c

> This tells me more about how dysfunctional the EU is ... Exactly, the European Union was originally conceived as a 'common market' but individual countries can set their own corporate tax levels. Google have had a lot of bad press here although most of it is badly misinformed. The bar for accuracy of reporting is generally set quite low for American companies operating in the UK.