Allyson Pollock – one of my heroes – wrote this in the Guardian today. Please share it widely, which is why I quote at length: Put simply,
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The Greens response to the EU commitment on country-by-country reporting
This has come in from the Greens in response to the EU’s commitment to country-by-country reporting for the extractive sector and forestry: The European Commission today
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The EU says it is committed to country-by-country reporting
Statement from EU Commissioner for Internal Market and Financial services, Michel Barnier and EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs During the African Union Summit with
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A Bloomberg editorial says it’s time for Swiss banking secrecy to go
A Bloomberg editorial today says: Switzerland’s bank secrecy laws and anonymous numbered accounts have a long and shameful history: They have been used to help
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EU to come down very hard on the UK – Swiss tax deal
Europolitics has reported today: The European Commission is planning to attack the tax agreements concluded by Switzerland with Germany and the United Kingdom, on 25
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George Monbiot attacks advertising – as I do in the Courageous State
George Monbiot wrote this today in the Guardian: The power and pervasiveness of advertising helps to explain, I believe, the remarkable figure I stumbled across
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Jersey plans to use its ‘rainy day’ fund as it slips towards inevitable bankruptcy
I have long forecast that as a result of continuing financial deficts arising from Jersy’s decision to impose a 0% tax rate on companies it would eventually
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It is possible to have a flat tax, or to have democracy, but not both
I seem to have reignited some debate on flat taxes this morning, so let me mention this old theme of mine in a little more detail. Back
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The US demands tax justice for its Swiss tax evaders: the UK settles for 30 pieces of silver
The UK has signed a tax haven deal with Switzerland it won’t even come near to raising the money claimed for it, whilst perpetuating bank secrecy. So says the
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