I have worked on and off for the creation of green bonds to fund green infrastructure development in the UK for more than eight years,
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For those with campaigning zeal
Three campaigns against cuts, and their consequences have come to my attention today. 38 degrees have a campaign against forest privatisation, and against NHS cuts.
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As prices go up wages stagnate
A new survey on wages has been drawn to my attention, issued by an organisation called Vocalink. I admit it is new to me, so
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World food price crisis
There is something shockingly familiar about the news over the last few days. Tax havens remain in trouble, and are causing trouble. Banks remain under
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Ipswich Town 1 – Arsenal 0
I’ve spent quite a lot of time criticising the financial arrangements of football clubs, and rightly so. But sometimes, just sometimes, despite being a lifelong
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Tax havens: In a sea of trouble
As the FT has noted today: Offshore centres continue to face questions about their role in the financial crisis, in what International Financial Centres Forum,
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More on comments
I liked this comment on comments on a blog I read this evening: 1. Obscenity will get your comment deleted; I suspect that a fair
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The average expected middle class inheritance tax bill is £4,000
The Financial Times has reported that the average middle-class family expect to leave £335,000 to their offspring. If this were to only come from one
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Ireland stands in the way of tax reform
The Irish Times has noted: The [Irish] government has told the European Commission that imminent moves to introduce pan-European rules on the taxation of business
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