I wrote a few days ago about Action Aid’s new campaign demanding that Barclays clean up its act in Africa. Because this is not a
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Clean up Barclays
Barclays Bank is promoting the use of offshore tax havens to big companies operating in Africa, in spite of saying that it wants to become
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Barclays is quitting some tax havens – but the reasons given tell a sorry tale
After news of Jersey’s continuing decline yesterday it is interesting to note the report in the FT this morning that Barclays is quitting many markets:
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Venn diagrams for our times: Barclays
Barclays acted “recklessly” according to the FCA. Now who’d believe that?
The FT has this morning reported that: Barclays’ legal woes resurfaced when the bank said it was contesting a regulator’s £50m fine for acting “recklessly”
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You couldn’t make it up: Barclays sponsoring the Guardian’s international development award
This is from today’s Guardian: You really couldn’t make it up: Barlcays, the bank that tried to create a tax haven in Ghana, sponsoring an
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Barclays is destroying a lifeline for some of the poorest people in the world
I have reported, often, on Barclays shooting itself in the foot on this blog. I suspect I will do so again before too long. Bt
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Can we afford Barclays?
As the Guardian has noted: Barclays was preparing the ground on Monday night for a major capital-raising exercise that is expected to include a potential cash
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The banks still do tax avoidance
Richard Exell of the TUC, writing for Left Foot Forward, has produced some interesting stats based on yesterday’s income data. One grabbed my attention, which
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