FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf – How unruly economists can agree. Well, I might overstate my case a bit, but he does argue for
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Icesave repayment talks collapse
FT.com / Europe – Icesave repayment talks collapse. The FT notes: Talks have collapsed between Britain, the Netherlands and Iceland about repayment of £3.4bn (€3.8bn)
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Stop the nonsense – people aren’t leaving because of tax
When is a non-resident a resident under British tax rules? – Times Online . The Times notes: [A] seminar that Withers held last month —
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Fed probes Goldman role in Greek crisis
FT.com / Companies / Banks – Fed probes Goldman role in Greek crisis. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said on Thursday that the
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Multinationals face gathering tax storm
FT.com / UK – Multinationals face gathering tax storm. The FT has an extensive commentary on the campaign for country-by-country reporting today. Written by Vanessa
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No turning back to boom & bust banking: a new banking settlement for the 21st century
Compass has published a report on banking with the above title. It’s proposals are: Policy 1: Making the bankers’ bonus windfall tax permanent Policy 2:
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Robin Hood Tax campaign ‘has more Facebook fans than top political parties’
Robin Hood Tax campaign ‘has more Facebook fans than top political parties’ — Welcome to Netimperative. The Robin Hood Tax campaign — set up to
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The NHS trust crisis is a failure of the corporate model
Mid Staffordshire hospital left patients humiliated and in pain, Francis inquiry finds | Society | guardian.co.uk . The Guardian reports: An independent inquiry found today
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Trades in Greek Debt Add to Country’s Financing Burden
Trades in Greek Debt Add to Country’s Financing Burden – NYTimes.com. To reiterate what I’ve just blogged the NYT says: Bets by some of the
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