August is meant to be the quiet month of the year: the silly season when no news happens. I don’t think it’s going to be
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The Edge: Ireland has ‘no problem’ with U2 tax status
There’s a great article in The First Post Daily under the above headline. ‘The Edge’ – Bono’s best mate – has lashed out in the Baltimore Sun
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More from the stand-up economist
Game ‘is over’ for Crown Dependencies
From the Guernsey Press yesterday: THE three Crown Dependencies are in danger of going bankrupt, tax avoidance campaigner Richard Murphy claimed yesterday. His comments follow
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Note to the Isle of Man – I won’t be going away
There was extensive coverage in the Isle of Man yesterday on my comments on the new VAT deal for the island, made here on Tuesday.
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Shock: breaking news! Swiss bank investigated for helping tax evaders
The FT reports: The outlook for Credit Suisse darkened on Friday after the Swiss bank revealed it had been formally placed under investigation by the US
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Do Ernst & Young have a case to answer on News International?
As the FT notes this morning: Allegations of police bribery at the News of the World have raised fresh questions about the role of auditors and
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What would I do if I became PM of the Isle of Man?
I was asked the other day what I would do if by some very odd chance (of which the probability is zero) I became First Minister of the Isle
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