As is very clear from this week’s reaction to last week’s EU summit, the UK veto is just one part of another EU disaster that
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The Courageous State: a review
The following review of The Courageous State was written by Martin Cloake, a journalist who I have spoken to often but never met. It features on his web site, which I recommend:
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Why are they so calm?
One fascinating aside of spending time in Copenhagen over the last couple of days with people from many countries that use the euro as their
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Offshore faces a new challenger
It is rare that I have a day as far away from my computer as today, and I readily admit to having enjoyed it. I’ve
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The crisis at HMRC
Dave Hartnett resigned from HMRC last week. That’s the official story. But since he was saying he was saying he was staying for some time
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The elephant in the middle of the Bank of England’s report
The Bank of England has issued an important paper today. In summary it says: The paper sets out three objectives for a well-functioning International Monetary
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Time for capital controls
As Larry Elliott notes http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/economics-blog/2011/dec/12/debt-crisis-recovery-recedesin the Guardian this morning, the Bank of England published a working paper this morning that says that the post war
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Copenhagen, today
I’m heading to Copenhagen today at the invitation of the Business School to debate ‘Onshoring Offshore’. The subject remains a key one. Indeed, recent events
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Could Britain’s tax collectors save the day?
There’s a good article under the above title in the Telegraph today, and not just because I’m quoted. As they say: Tax collectors, according to more than
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