The poster’s right: he’s not a tax thief. But tax avoidance is a crime against society. I’m delighted to have £25 billion contributed the number.

 The Guardian reports: Scotland Yard has deployed undercover officers to spy on a network of activists whose viral campaign against tax avoiders threatens to close
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From the First Post: Amid all the debate about Ireland’s financial woes and the subsequent bailout by British and European taxpayers, one voice has remained
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The VAT Loophole web site has had a letter of support from Graham Jones who wrote the excellent and best selling book Last Shop Standing
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I wrote a day or two back that the Irish bail out was bound to fail. I’ve also drawn attention to the obvious parallell with
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There’s a protest against cuts and tax increases in Jersey tomorrow – a protest I warmly endorse. I was asked to send a note to
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I go away for a couple of days and so much happens of note on the TJN blog it’s ridiculous. I recommend all of these:
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I noted joyous reporting of the following type yesterday (while I was grinding back from France): UK manufacturing surged to a 16-year high last month
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As has been widely reported: The FSA blamed "bad" decisions rather than dishonesty for the events that led to the £45bn taxpayer bailout of the
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