Enjoy:
How companies avoid tax – a quick summary in 8,000 words
I’ve been asked to give examples of how companies avoid tax. Now, that’s a mighty big subject. Can I start by suggesting you read chapter 4, here? For those
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Petition the UK Prime Minister about the Great British Tax Scandal
Avaaz is running the following petition which they aim to present to Prime Minister David Cameron next week. Sign up here, and please, please pass the link
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Why the UK has most to fear from a collapse of the banking system
This graph has been used before, but it remains highly relevant. Anyone watching Newsnight last night would have seen Paul Mason saying the Euro crisis
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If regulation is to work ‘chums’ can’t regulate ‘chums’. Getting tough is necessary
I’ve already mentioned the derisory fine dished out to PWC that’s in the news this morning. Then I noticed this in the FT: The £1.4m ($2.2m) fine that
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The threat to democracy is very real and present right here in the UK
I was pleased to see this from Philip Stephens in the FT this morning: Hungary’s prime minister presents a reminder — should anyone on this
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PWC massively negligent and pay a fine of just £1,717 a partner
PWC have been found guilty of massive negligence by the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board. They persistently failed to protect clients of J P Morgan from
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