The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament are holding a press conference right now. The notice says: Today S&D Leader Hannes
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As the Eastern Daily Press notes today: Opposition to the unpopular Health and Social Care Bill is at an all-time high, with more and more
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The Guardian’s editorial this morning  includes the following: The Barclays tale cries out for a sweeping response. Not merely the specific legislation to claw back the
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There was a really good article by Owen Smith MP – Labour Shadow Exchequer Secretary – in the Guardian yesterday on the government’s proposed general anti-avoidance rule, about which I have written here.
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The £500 million in avoided tax that Barclays will now have to pay could fund full-time jobs above the living wage for all the young
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My friend, the Undercover Judge, makes a good point on the blog this morning: It will be a great irony if Barclays’ latest jiggery pokery leads to a return
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Pierin Vincenz, CEO of the Swiss Raiffeisen bank, is the first Swiss banker to call for automatic tax information exchange. For those who read German there is more here.
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I’ve long argued for a general anti-avoidance principle in UK tax law. A recent briefing on this issue is available as  a PDF here. Barclays leaves me more convinced than ever
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Writing on the ITV web site this morning about Barclays their business correspondent Laura Kuenssberg says: Of course, it makes financial sense for any business to make smart decisions about how,
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