I was asked by a Scottish journalist yesterday whether or not Scotland could stay in the EU single market now that England has made clear
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The UK government and the Crown Dependencies conniving to make sure loopholes are available to tax cheats
The Jersey Evening Post has reported this afternoon that: JERSEY and other Crown Dependencies will not be required to make their company registers more transparent
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Brexit means that the EU can rightfully turn on the UK’s tax havens
The Guardian reported last night that: Eight British overseas territories and crown dependencies, including Jersey, the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, could face EU
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David Cameron proves he is corruption’s friend, not its enemy
As the Guardian reported last night: Britain will not make fresh demands of its overseas territories to end tax secrecy at an upcoming anti-corruption summit,
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The tyranny of the UK’s tax havens is set to continue
Two things happened as a result of yesterday’s announcement with regard to the relationship between the UK and its tax havens by David Cameron in
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The UK can unambiguously legislate for the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
I was rummaging through various links today and came to the UK Foreign Office White Paper on the Overseas Territories published in June 2012. This contains, on page 14, the following interesting statement in
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We can change the law in the UK’s tax havens, and impose direct rule if they don’t like it
The government frequently says that it cannot change the law in the UK’s Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories as they are independent jurisdictions. As a result it
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Three ways to stop the Cadbury’s tax abuse
As the Guardian has reported: Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, is facing controversy over its tax arrangements after it was reported that it had not paid
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The UK’s tax havens are still far too secret for the good of the world
This press release comes from a combination of NGOs, all of whom I have worked or co-operated with o9ver time, so I am happy to
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