For a sober analysis of the issues read what Adam Lent has to say.
A seven day plan pre the G20
I’m blogging from the House of Commons where I am speaking at a meeting organised by PCS and War on Want on tax justice. I’ve
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Bloggers to Make History at G20 Summit
I admit the following is a press release but it’s a pretty good description of what I’ll be doing much of next week. A coalition
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We can afford a fiscal stimulus
For all practical purpose Mervyn King is a a civil servant. He’s also onbe who has over stepped the mark. Civil servants do not contradict
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Obama on tax havens
President Obama has said: We must crack down on offshore tax havens and money laundering. Now you could say that is remarkably little comment on
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Has the FT lost its marbles?
For obvious reasons I rarely mention the many discussions I have with journalists. I leave them to get on with their stories. But every rule
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This isn’t pretty, but it’s horribly true
I got a mail last night from a person who knows a bit about tax havens / secrecy jurisdictions. He said Havens are are like
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 21st through March 24th
These are my links for March 17th through March 24th: FT.com / UK – Cameron acts to end confusion – . The Tories are re-arranging
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This isn’t petty: this is war
The FT reports: The friction between Switzerland and Germany over bank secrecy reached government level on Monday, as the Swiss defence minister confirmed he had
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