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Comment on Redknapp by Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:38:19 +0000

Sure

No problem now

Comment on Redknapp by Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:37:47 +0000

Unless it’s a gift….

Comment on Redknapp by Stephen Griffiths

Stephen Griffiths — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:39 +0000

Hi RM
Payments into an offshore bank account- I always reckon if it looks like a duck,swims like a duck and quacks like a duck- it is a duck- don’t you?

Comment on Redknapp by Stephen Griffiths

Stephen Griffiths — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:40:02 +0000

Dear RM
My employer likes me very much, he wants to pay me a nice big gift, can he pay it tax free into my Offshore bank account, in the name of my cat?

Comment on If you’re going to prosecute by Chris Foren

Chris Foren — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:13 +0000

It’s not quite correct to say Redknapp was found innocent. He was found not guilty.
That’s not the same thing. It means that the jury were not convinced beyond reasonable doubt about one or more ingredients of the prosecution’s case.

Comment on The American right wing turn on the old – and it’s a trend we’re bound to see copied by Philip

Philip — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:53 +0000

Is it really an interview if you’re speaking to one of your own columnists?.. Just how impaired do your critical faculties have to be to believe this stuff? Wait, don’t answer that!..

Anyway, I’d be delighted to know what the difference between an ‘entitlement program’ (‘boo, hiss’) and a ‘real safety net’ is. (This is the kind of begged question a real interviewer would raise.) I think I can guess though: the latter is a market fundamentalist sham with no other purpose than to destroy the former.

I mean, are people entitled to the safety net or not?! If so then it’s an entitlement, if not then it’s not much of a safety net.

It’s obviously a propaganda piece, barely concealing its agenda behind a thin veneer of neutrality but she really betrays herself when asked ‘what would you do?’ – her eyes roll, she looks off to the side, sneers slightly and you can see the disgust and megalomania in her eyes where she declares that she’d destroy it all. Nasty.

Comment on Green today’s quantitative easing by Simon Proctor

Simon Proctor — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:33:18 +0000

There is that, and that’s why I asked. It’s just a thought I had. I’m all in favour of the Green QE plan, sounds good. I was just thinking out loud or something to that effect.

I also like the ideas on making it easier to start a limited liability small business (having been involved with two new companies over the years making it easier would be great).

Keep up the good work and all that.

Comment on Green today’s quantitative easing by John Palmer

John Palmer — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:20 +0000

Richard Werner does understand our banking system and let us hope that our politicians listen to him.

Comment on If you’re going to prosecute by Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:09:34 +0000

I also looked at prosecution rates

They have stopped altogether in Scotland

Comment on Redknapp by alastair harris

alastair harris — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:59:23 +0000

if only I had it to give!!!

You have to remember that football clubs are run by individuals who typically have immense personal wealth. And not too many clubs are run on a traditional business model.

I suppose you might also consider some of the comments Mr Redknap came out with in court.

After which you might conclude footballers don’t live in the “real world”.

Comment on If you’re going to prosecute by john

john — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:47:12 +0000

There are two remedies of CH for failure to file, the civil penalty and prosecution of the directors.

Your report principally addressed the civil penalties.

I think that prosecution, and publicity would encourage compliance.

Comment on Jersey really does permit sham trusts by Mark Morris

Mark Morris — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:45:12 +0000

Obviously the definition of “beneficial owner” of the EU savings tax applies only to EU-residents. So of course if settlor and beneficiary is a mythical mid-East Sheik like all Jersey trustees proclaim, then the EUSD won’t apply.

Comment on Green today’s quantitative easing by Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:32:01 +0000

That’s Simon Jenkins idea

What about people without bank accounts?

And why simply boost consumption from China

What’s the benefit in that for us?

Comment on Jersey really does permit sham trusts by Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:09 +0000

Doesn’t matter under these new rules….

Comment on Redknapp by Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:30:50 +0000

Maybe

Why?

When did you last give someone a grand?