There are those of us who run serious blogs on the web, where we’re happy to engage in conversation with people on serious issues. And these blogs, it’s pleasing
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Another reflection from yesterday’s discussion at the House of Lords. There was another area of surprising unanimity between the CIOT and me. The CIOT argued
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Dawn Primarolo was the unlikely hero of yesterday’s hearing before the House of Lords. The subject of a GAAR or General Anti-Avoidance Principle as I’d
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I mentioned yesterday that I was to give evidence yesterday afternoon to the House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee. I did so alongside John Whiting
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The Telegraph has picked up on my story about HMRC’s plans to outsource the making of UK tax policy and the setting of UK tax
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I’m appearing before the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill sub-Committee this afternoon to respond to questions on the government’s new approach to taxation policy, anti-avoidance, disguised remuneration and corporation tax reform.
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My blog on Guernsey’s new foundations law landed me on BBC Radio Guernsey at 7.50 this morning (no doubt this can be heard again later today on their web site). As usual
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The FT reports: The US justice department has sued Deutsche Bank for more than $1bn, accusing the German lender and a subsidiary of lying their way
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The FT reported today that the UK is to shortly sign a new tax deal with Switzerland. As it said: Britons with billions of pounds hidden in Switzerland
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