I got a call this afternoon from the Guernsey Press demanding I redact the name of the HM Treasury Press Officer on the email sent
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I’ve blogged the bank levy today and suggested it does not cut the mustard. I do think disallowing bank losses would be helpful right now.
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I hope that all those LibDem MPs who support current ConDem Higher Education  policies, and the Higher Education bills still to be voted on, read
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The Economist is asking that very question. And its conclusion?: So it seems very unlikely that any of these banks will emigrate soon. Still, inside
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An amendment was brought to the States budget in Jersey’s parliament  yesterday seeking to put GST (Jersey’s VAT) up to 6% but to exempt all
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Draft legislation for the new bank levy has been published. £2.5 bn a year is the best estimate of what it will raise. I agree
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The Guardian notes: Andy Coulson, the prime minister’s chief media adviser, has denied in court that he ordered reporters to "practise the dark arts" by
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The FT notes this morning: More than 50,000 high earners in the UK face a crackdown on offshore trusts used to avoid tax on bonuses,
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There is much dispute about zero / ten and whether it id dead or not. I now have the EU documentation on the decisions reached
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