I’m in Appeldorn in the Netherlands this morning, about to go to speak, at the invitation of the Dutch Tax Authority on the Courageous State
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Were UK Uncut right to bounce Dave Hartnett?
There is widespread reporting this morning of UK Uncut’s “award ceremony” for Dave Hartnett. For some reason I can’t embed the video right now, but
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To close down tax havens you have to upset people: it’s a fact
The Guardian reports this morning: Vince Cable’s pledge at the Liberal Democrats’ autumn conference to work with allies to close down tax havens may not go
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The reality of HMRC and the tax gap is they’re losing because they don’t have the people to do the job
As the Guardian reports this morning: The number of tax evasion cases being pursued by HM Revenue & Customs has fallen to its lowest level in five
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September’s Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network
In September’s Taxcast, out now, and accessible below: A whistleblower reward threatens banking secrecy – where will the money go next? Bangladesh considers expanding a
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How the UK and USA negotiate with Switzerland on tax
If you want a dodgy company it’s a sad fact that the USA and UK are great places to go
When the Tax Justice Network first published its Financial Secrecy Index many were amazed that the USA came top, and the UK was high up on
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Is Gibraltar the new centre for VAT abuse, replacing Jersey?
Rumour reaches me that companies in Gibraltar are now advertising a VAT abuse service almost identical to that closed down by the UK that operated through the
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The real potential of QE: how we could turn our economy round now
I’ve said this before, and lots of people say I’m wrong, but I’m going to repeat it anyway. I argue that quantitative easing is actually
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