Pretty obvious why this is relevant tonight. It comes from 1981. A year or so after the Tories came to power. The lyrics: This town,
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With the Tories at the helm the corporate ship will remain docked off Cayman
There was a stunningly good article in the Guardian on Saturday that I missed (well, it was my mother-in-law’s 80th, and these things take some organising). It
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Great graphic
This is a great graphic: I strongly recommend the Bloomberg article it accompanies by William D Cohan too. Try this for a taster: The bigger
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Demonstrating may be key to making the world tilt just a little on its axis
Some parts of London burned this weekend. It’s important not to overstate things: I lived very near Brixton and in the cordoned off are in
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Isle of Man realises if its tax system is not abusive internationally then it is at home
The Isle of Man is waking up to the reality of the situation it is facing. A former head of the Isle of Man tax
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US draws attention to a key issue in global recession – the role of tax havens
As the FT notes this morning: At least six more Swiss and one Liechtenstein private bank have attracted the attention of US prosecutors investigating whether Swiss
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Quantitative easing the answer for queasy markets
No one can deny that the financial markets are in poor health this morning. I suspect most, except those who wish for their failure, will
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