The FT has run an opinion piece this morning in which its author said: HSBC has set aside $700m to cover possible fines for money laundering. Walmart
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John Plender, explaining why cutting government spending may not be as easy as the right think
John Plender’s article in the FT this morning is first rate: it is an example of macroeconomic analysis that understands that this is not microeconomics
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Deloitte see their Swiss sales grow by 21%. I wonder what they’re doing there?
According to the FT this morning: The UK arm of Deloitte also includes the accountant’s operations in Switzerland, where it enjoyed a 21 per cent
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Deloitte and that reputation thing
The FT reports this morning: The UK arm of Deloitte, the auditor and consultant, is aiming to capitalise on its role in the London 2012 Olympics after
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Majority of British adults say tax avoidance is ‘morally wrong’
New research from Christian Aid has revealed that 56% of British adults believe that tax avoidance by multinational companies (MNCs), while a technically legal way
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Class: the think tank to watch
I’m proud to be on the advisory board of Class – the new think tank funded by the union movement. The Guardian did a good feature
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What are the Fabians thinking?
I’ve just noticed a Fabian Society email that starts: Like it or not (and a lot of Fabians definitely do not), most analysts predict a
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If 20 people stole £750 million from HMRC why is no banker facing jail for handling their stolen money?
I’m on the World Service at 5.30 discussing HMRC’s “most wanted list”. One question I was asked during the pre-record session was “what would you
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UK Uncut hit David Gauke’s propaganda firmly on the head
UK UNcut issued the following press release this morning in response to David Gauke non-sensical propaganda on tobacco smugglers who’ve jumped justice in this country this morning, saying:
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