From the Guardian: Hundreds of online activists, student leaders and union officials who have been at the forefront of anti-government protests over the past six
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Even Channel Islands’ television recognises that VAT increase is a threat to the fulfilment industry
The UK VAT increase has a knock on effect – the saving from shipping from the Channel Islands increases. Channel TV has featured the issue
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A message of resistance
The following is from the Indpednent but other papes have covered the story: Take a book of just 13 pages, written by a relatively obscure
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New professional guidance on tax avoidance
The joint tax institutes of the UK have issued new professional guidance to their members today. It includes the following statements: Tax avoidance is legal
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What a mixed up economy
I received an email showing the following this morning: What a fascinating mix. The FTSE is rising. Retailers are facing a hard time because that’s
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India flexes its muscles on takeovers – again
The FT has noted this morning: Indian officials are investigating whether Kraft Foods evaded taxes in its $19bn takeover of Cadbury last year, reports DealBook.
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Why VAT is regressive
I wrote the following last July, but it seems apposite to repost it now: The UK government has proposed increasing the standard rate of Value
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The cancer at the core of the NHS
Polly Toynbee has written this morning: For the first time the entire NHS has been put under competition law. The financial and clinical safety of
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