I’m not sure I like the term Neets – which stands for “not in employment, education and training”. But it’s highly relevant. There are coming
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Why do we allow the free movement of capital?
BP is suing the UK government in an effort to reclaim £300 million of tax it says it does not owe. I do not know
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UK freezes Gadaffi’s assets – but why now?
The UK’s frozen Gadaffi’s assets tonight. But first, apparently we know he has them. Second, why now? How come no one has suspected they might
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Faisal Islam takes RBS to task on tax
Enough!
Sometimes every one needs a day off. It’s half term. I’m taking tomorrow and maybe even the weekend off (but I’ll decide on that at
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The Tea Party takes on middle America
From the First Post Daily: In Tahrir Square in Cairo, there was a young Egyptian man with a sign stating: ‘Egypt Supports Wisconsin Workers: One
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The International Accounting Standards Board – needing to fulfil its mandate, not reform it
The International Accounting Standards Board is undertaking a consultation – closing today – on its strategy. The first questions it asks is this: 1. The
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RBS loss almost the same as its bonuses
The Guardian has reported in the last few minutes: Bailed out Royal Bank of Scotland reported losses of £1.1bn for 2010 — but still plans
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Now the Tories want a corporation tax cut for Wales
We have recently seen the madness of a Tory cabinet Minister urging Northern Ireland to become a tax haven – even though that can only
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