Several years ago the Washington Times used an editorial to accuse John Christensen and myself of being Fabian socialists. It was an interesting allegation, not least because it was, like most of what that paper writes, wrong. I had until a few weeks ago never been to a Fabian meeting, and have never been a […]
The Sunday Express is the latest paper to notice the comments John Christensen, the international director the Tax Justice Network, and I have to make on tax. I apologise for the time taken to get to them on here, but I’ve been travelling.
Several things shocked that paper. The first was that those companies complaining most […]
The annual Tax Justice Network / AABA conference will take place on 3 and 4 July 2008 at Essex University.
The provisional programme is here.
If you want to attend full booking information is available here .
These are usually lively and entertaining events, suitable for academics but staged with others in mind as well.
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It was good to be in the Netherlands yesterday at the conference of the Tax Justice Network in that country.
What was so good about the event was that the event did not just attract TJN people, or those from the support organisations with which we are often associated, such as development agencies (although it was […]
The Tax Justice Network for Africa issued this press release today:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2008
Lusaka, Zambia
Africa has lost $607 billion (US).
Equitable taxation not aid will end the looting of Africa: Tax Justice Network for Africa
Africa’s revolving door
Capital flight from Africa is devastating development at an alarming rate. It deprives Africa of investment and further exacerbates […]
The House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee issued the follwoing press notice this afternoon:
Treasury Committee press notice no.42
30 April 2008: For Immediate Release
Treasury Committee announces new inquiry into Offshore Financial Centres and invites written evidence
New inquiry: The Treasury Committee has decided to undertake an inquiry into Offshore Financial Centres, as part of its ongoing work […]
Roy Hattersley wrote in the Observer today that:
It is a rule of progressive politics that necessary and feasible reforms are often postponed because opponents master the details while supporters rely on passionate assertions of principle.
In tax, that’s changing. It’s TJN that is providing the technical detail that is changing the UK and worldwide debate on […]
The Center for Freedom and prosperity have long taunted me and the Tax Justice Network about my refusal to debate with them whilst they refused to disclose the sources of their income.
Then, when an independent party arranged the debate I agreed to participate, this week, and I’ve blogged what I said.
Many people at the conference […]
I’m amused to note that on Friday the Center for Freedom and Prosperity issued a press release saying:
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation, joined by 31 of the country’s most influential free-market groups, has sent a letter urging the World Bank “to stand on the side of tax competition and fiscal sovereignty and not […]
