There was a fascinating comment in the Scotsman newspaper this morning: David Mundell, Scotland Office Minister, said that any comparison between Scotland and the [Crown]
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It was, I suppose, inevitable that the SNP’s recent victory in the Scottish elections would set the tax haven enthusiast free to argue that Scotland should join
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International Adviser notes: The Isle of Man government has unveiled a radical shake-up in the way it promotes its financial services and related industries, which
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New on Forbes – my blog on why the Greek crisis could have been avoided if only we’d had proper government accounts.

GuardianJobs is carrying the following advertisement: JOURNALIST/MEDIA OUTREACH The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development is looking for an experienced journalist in a fast-paced,
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Prof George Irvin is a man I have a lot of time for. He’s written about the Greek financial crisis today, saying: Was this necessary? Clearly not;
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I welcome this initiative by HMRC to tackle tax evasion: Businesses and individuals avoiding tax payments are to be targeted by new software launched by HM Revenue & Customs
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I wrote the blog reproduced below in March 2007, but nothing of substance has changed on this issue since then. Except that the government has now announced
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Larry Elliott’s article on Greece in the Guardian this morning deserves to be quoted at length becasue it is just about the clearest piece written on the
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