The FT is holding an on line debate at 14.00 on Wednesday to address this question. I’m one of those taking part. Roll up!

The ambassador of Liechtenstein in Germany, Prinz von und zu Liechtenstein has been quoted in Der Speigel in German saying that tax evasion isn’t legal
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Liechtenstein is tiny: it is 15 miles long, has a population of under 35,000 and one main town. It’s existence is effectively the consequence of
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I suggested yesterday that I would have to blog on the ethics of Germany buying data from an informer to enable them to break open
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I suggested the shareholders of Northern Rock might be given 5p a share compensation this morning. They apparently think they deserve £4. I note Martin
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So Northern Rock is to be nationalised. I’ve been saying this is the only solution for as long as Vince Cable has. It was obvious
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Prem Sikka has been writing on the Guardian blog. In a feature with the above title he says: In the UK, successive governments have shown
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I wasn’t here to blog on Friday as the full extent of the disclosures on tax fraud in Liechtenstein began to emerge. The Tax Justice
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Robert Peston wrote this in the Guardian yesterday: True to its counter-intuitive form, this government has eschewed a progressive remedy: a flat £30,000 tax is
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