Love this: Hat tips to Nick Shaxson and Dan Mitchell (yes, he of Cato, etc.)

Manx Radio is the official government radio station of the Isle of Man. On Monday it’s midday programme ran a slot that was advertised as follows: After Mandate at
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The April manufacturing figures are bad: A raft of disappointing manufacturing figures from the UK and the eurozone on Thursday triggered fresh fears that the economic
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As the FT notes: Even as the ink is drying on Portugal’s European Union and International Monetary Fund bail-out agreement, evidence is mounting that last
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It looks like the Bank of England wants to send us back into recession. As the FT notes: Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of
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The EU’s Economic and  Financial Affairs Council  (Ecofin) is meeting on Monday and Tuesday next week. As they note: The Council will hold a policy debate on
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From the Telegraph: Under the noses of HMRC and through a scheme administered on their behalf by the Channel Islands Postal Authorities, mail order goods bought
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There was a short debate in parliament yesterday on the EU’s common consolidated corporate tax base (although I’ve yet to find the link). Associated Press reported: The Government does not
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