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Whose rules?
Alex Hawkes at Accountancy Age has interviewed Helen Weir, FD of Lloyds TSB. Unlike HSBC who recently threatened to quit the UK she denied Lloyds
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Tax avoidance and development just do not mix (someone please tell Bon0)
I’ve been called by quite a lot of news agencies about the Bono story, which has not hit the New York Times. This is what
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Secrecy breeds corruption
I’ve been putting up some links to offshore suppliers of corruption services of late. This one is sickening. It’s not difficult to see why the
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Private equity – simply a bunch of free-riders
The Guardian did a feature on private equity yesterday. There was a response from the industry today. What was disappointing about the article, and this
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Tax and corruption
Dennis Howlett and I have an interesting relationship. We are both natural bloggers. Sometimes we agree: sometimes we don’t! Dennis has commented on ‘Closing the
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New webiste on tax and development
Mike McIntyre is one of the world’s leading thinkers on tax and development. A law professor in the USA, he’s done sterling work with the
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Why do Mastercard allow this?
In researching ‘Closing the Floodgates’ for TJN I came across a number of web sites offering anonymous debit card accounts. Most (but not all) are
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Some stories run and run
It’s good to see that some stories just run and run. Bono’s use of the Netherlands to minimise his tax bills is one of them.
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