I have already written about how the Euro area might get out of the mess it is in, but having discussed it with others they
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Bankers or democracy and the nation state? Which is it to be?
Having taken a (relative) break from blogging it’s all too obvious how rapidly world events are developing. Spanish banks are now recognised to be broke.
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There are banks at the end of the democratic road
As some may have noticed, I am not blogging much, and for good reason. Colleagues, friends and my family have told me to take a
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Who to follow on Twitter
This is from The Yorker magazine from an article on who to follow on Twitter. I admit the magazine was previously unknown to me, but I extend
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Born to rule over us
Just a thought. The Queen is also the monarch in: Jersey Guernsey The Isle of Man Bermuda Cayman The British Virgin Islands Anguilla Gibraltar Montserrat
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Public Finance Warning: Tax cheats cost you £1,500 a year
Accountant wants a ‘bare knuckle fight’ on tax justice
There was a fascinating article in Economia, the professional journal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales yesterday. In it Stephen Herring, the
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On rotten auditors and their friends
There seems to be something of a ‘shareholder spring’ underway, with increasing numbers voting against fat-cat executive rewards for failure and mediocre performance. Prof. Prem
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Country-by-country reporting: accounting for globalisation locally
The cover of my new report on country-by-country reporting looks like this: As I explain on the title page the picture is of Titchwell Marshes, Norfolk. But
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