The Isle of Man likes to say it’s debt free – but it owes £171 million
As Isle of Man Today reported yesterday: THE Manx public owes nearly £171 million to the Isle of Man Bank in local authority loans. The
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The Isle of Man can’t balance its books – maybe it should raise some tax
It was budget day in the Isle of Man yesterday, and as Energy FM reported: The Island needs to dip into its reserves to balance the budget.
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Former South African President to take on new role tackling capital flight
The New Age in South Africa has reported: Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has been given the responsibility of leading a high-level team to
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Greece: RIP
As Larry Elliott notes this morning, the Greek bail out leaves the contrary as a functioning state in name only. Because German banks lent recklessly to Greece they have
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There can only be one reason why the government is refusing to publish its #NHS risk assessment
As the Guardian reports this morning: Medical leaders are urging the government to end its “astonishing” refusal to publish its own assessment of the risks
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