The Jersey Evening Post has reported: JERSEY has been told that the UK government will not stick its neck out to protect the Island over
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Vodafone website hijacked
Full marks to Clifford Singer at the False Economy web site for reporting that earlier today campaigners noticed that tax dodgers Vodafone were running a
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The US is a banana republic
That mail on zero / ten from HM Treasury
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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Tackling bankers’ bonuses – or how to raise £2.4 billion from Goldman Sachs alone
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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The death of education as a public good
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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Will the banks quit the UK?
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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Fairness – Jersey style is tax free diesel for yachts and tax on food
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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Pathetic bank levy when banks have had £19bn tax loss subsidy
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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