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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The following article by me appears today on the ippr New Era Economics blog, but as it’s as relevant here I cross post it here,
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I am delighted by news that the UK will not be getting the World Cup. I am not being a spoil sport — I rather
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I am in country-by-country reporting meetings all day. Little chance of blogging! But fascinating stuff! And technical advances are being made.