No, I didn’t write that headline. The Tax Journal did. As they note: Heather Self, a Director at the law firm McGrigors provided an overview
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Uneconomics: a challenge to the power of the economics profession
Open Democracy is starting a new debate under the above title. The opening salvo has been fired by Will Davies, who says this: It is
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About the Cayman Islands
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has the following note attached to its article on the activates of Lord Blencathra in promoting the Cayman Islands, published today. I thought it rather good, so I share it:
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This tax debate is not about the politics of envy, it is about the economics of justice – and it’s Max Hastings saying that
There’s an extraordinary piece in the Mail today by Max Hastings. I’m not saying it’s seminal, but it’s all evidence for my belief that something
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Lord Blencathra – friend of Cayman and high Tory
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reports this morning that: A former Conservative minister with close links to the Government is simultaneously sitting as a peer in the House
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The FT comes out very strongly for transparency
The FT has commented on the latest Angolan oil scandal in an editorial this morning, saying: Cases such as this simply reinforce the need for transparency in
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Big charity giving is about power – and let’s not pretend otherwise
I’ve been arguing for days on any radio programme that will have me that a very significant part of motive for the wealthy when donating
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The NHS sell off is gaining momentum
From David Harney on the Think Left Facebook site this morning: The Gov`t sell-off of our NHS took another sickening turn yesterday, with Virgin signing
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One way to achieve country-by-country reporting
As the FT reports this morning Argentina has found a way to deliver country-by-country reporting for its oil sector: Argentina is to renationalise YPF, its biggest
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