It’s good to see, amongst the general air of gloom, that Jeremy Browne MP has become a Minister of State at the Foreign Office responsible
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The markets try to bring down the Euro
FT.com / Currencies – Bets against the euro hit record levels. Short-term speculators have raised their bets against the euro to record levels. Positioning data
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The only way to cut government debt is to increase government spending
I wrote the following blog in June 2009. Now we have a government proposing to slash public sector employment it seems worth repeating it. The
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Just Bond | the new economics foundation
15,000 US offshore tax evaders
Significant Number of Offshore Asset Cases to be Done by End of Year, IRS Officials Say | US Law Watch | BNA International. As US
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It was a joke – not a good joke – but a joke, none the less
Ex-Treasury secretary Liam Byrne’s note to his successor: there’s no money left | Politics | guardian.co.uk . The right are wetting themselves about former Labour
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Osborne seeks to create a crisis
2010 Budget – HM Treasury . The Treasury reports: Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that an emergency Budget will be held on Tuesday 22 June.
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Vince Cable to target tax avoidance by businesses
Vince Cable to target tax avoidance by businesses – Telegraph. Worth reproducing pretty much in full – as it implies Vince still has country-by-country reporting
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Oh come on Jersey – at least get your facts right
I note the following exchange of a question and answer in the States of Jersey: WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY DEPUTY
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