From Ed Balls’ speech this morning: George Osborne’s logic is that if Greece, Ireland and Portugal had adopted the same approach that he is taking,
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New on Forbes: Has the International Financial Reporting Standard Foundation pressed the self destruct button?
I’ve got a new blog on Forbes that looks at the proposed reform of the IFRS constitution. The reform is wholly negative. as I say in the
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Osborne – the new Brown? Or are we seeing the birth of Brownbornism?
There is an extraordinary feeling of déjà vu when reading about George Osborne’s Mansion house speech last night. Is Osborne really Gordon Brown reincarnated? Osborne
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Greece could be the tipping point – because it poses the question who is to rule: is it democracy or banks?
Greece is descending into chaos. It should hardly be news to anyone: but it has not happened before is the greatest surprise. Of course Greece
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Jersey has exchanged just 36 pieces of tax data in more than 4 years – which is a long way from being transparent
A leak of the OECD’s peer review on tax information exchange agreements for Jersey has been leaked on this blog – and not by me, for
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To my 3,000 Twitter follower….thank you!
When this blog was redesigned not long ago I said I would also be putting more effort into Twitter. I have – and have enjoyed
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How well is Ed Miliband doing? Pretty well, actually
The following was posted by Howard Reed on this blog yesterday as a comment, but it seemed worth reblogging it to me as it addresses yet another
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H M Revenue & Customs is failing to collect tax penalties owing on a staggering scale
There’s a story this morning in the press about H M Revenue & Customs’ failure to collect tax due from those with whom it agreed
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No alternative for Jersey? Of course there is!
Pat Lucas is a formidable and brave campaigner. She lives in Jersey. She’s a Jersey woman. And she loves the island she lives on. Which is why
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