Once upon a time the postman on Sark was the symbol of offshore farce: rumour had it he held more than 2,000 directorships and quite
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Making aggressive tax avoidance illegal – what a new GAAR might do
The proposed General Anti-Avoidance Rule, published today and written by Graham Aaronson QC, about which I wrote earlier today, attacks arrangements with one or more of these qualities: (a)
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A GAAR for the UK – one step closer today
Graham Aaronson QC’s report for HM Treasury on the desirability of a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) for the UK is published this morning, and I
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Oh, so true
Nick Shaxson talking to #Occupy London
Quakers and Business Support the global Occupy movement
I was a founder member of the Quakers & Business Group and am still a member. It issued the following press release yesterday and I
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The NHS – a guest post
This was written by my son, Thomas, aged 9, this morning, unbidden. I thought it well worth sharing: THE NHS The N.H.S needs your help. The
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Sam Brittan – offering a Keynesian solution
Samuel Brittan has written in the FT today, saying: The shock rise in UK unemployment in October cannot be dismissed by the usual warnings about not
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The Courageous State at Plurabelle Books, Cambridge
The following comes from the Plurabelle Books blog: Please join us at 6pm on Tuesday 29 November 2011 at Plurabelle Books, Cambridge for an evening with
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