Good news from the Observer today: Britain is throwing its weight behind European efforts to force oil andmining companies to publish details of every penny
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The conspiracy against the public
The Guardian’s editorial today seems worth noting in full. Apologists for abuse and those who just want to abuse need not comment. The reality is
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5.15am on Saturday
I love living in Norfolk. There’s noting on earth would take me back to living in London now. But having to get up at 5.15am
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Barclays – paying tax, but where?
It is I think quite fair to say that a great many people who callled me yesterday afternoon were stunned by the news that Barclays
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The Independent on Treasure Islands
The economics editor of the Independent has written a review of Nick Shaxson’s book, Treasure Islands. To be candid, it’s easily the most cynical to
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Find a job or lose benefits
The callousness of the ConDems appraoch to welfare appals me I make no claim to have a solution to the welfare payment issue: I make
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ECOFIN confirms Jersey and the Isle of Man have harmful tax systems
Unsurprisingly the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Committee confirmed on Tuesday that Jersey and the Isle of Man had tax systems that did not comply
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The City of London’s only got £3 billion of spare cash
Nick Shaxson has done more digging on the City of London. They tell him they’ve only got £3 billion of assets. That’s £3 billion they
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Campaigners Urge Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to Strengthen Global Finance
As governments around the world freeze the assets of former dictators, campaigners and governments from the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development (Task
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