The world is beginning to unite behind The Tax Justice Network’s themes: Freer, more open and better integrated financial markets have benefited people and companies
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The OECD agrees: tax havens do encourage tax dodging
The FT has reported that: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said the disclosure about alleged tax evasion by German citizens through trusts based
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Merkel says ‘Liechtenstein encourgaes lawbreaking’
The FT reports that: Angela Merkel, German chancellor, on Wednesday threatened Liechtenstein with isolation in Europe unless the Alpine tax haven moved to ease bank
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So who does manage Granite?
I bumped into Vince Cable this morning (as you do) and suggested a few things he might like to ask during the Northern Rock debate
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for February 20th
These are my links for February 20th: Comment is free: Granite features – John McDonnell MP on the Granite fiasco – rightly taking credit for
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Northern Rock: You can’t not nationalise Granite because it has no existence apart from Northern Rock
Most of the country’s serious press have called me this afternoon, plus most of its serious news broadcasters. Granite is the theme of the day.
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Liechtenstein: You can always rely on the lawyers to be anti-social
I note that Yahoo has reported that: Two lawyers in Berlin on Tuesday brought criminal charges against German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck and intelligence agents
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The FT debate on non-doms: STEP miss the boat
You can see the FT debate on non-doms here. Or rather, at the time of writing (14.55 on 20-2-08, with the debate now closed) you
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Northern Rock: Why Granite must be nationalised
Following on from the debate in Parliament last night, in which John McDonnell MP rightly raised concerns expressed on this blog about Granite and Northern
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