The FT notes this morning that: A stand-off between two titans of finance, the Bank of Italy and the Vatican, has forced tourists to abandon
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High-Earning UK Taxpayers Opting Out of Child Benefit Charge Could Lose State Pension Rights
I reproduce the following press release from Accountancy Magazine because I think there’s a public benefit from doing so. I was not aware of this: High-earning child benefit recipients, who have until 6
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India steps back from building an honest, fair and open economy in which all can prosper
The Indian Financial Express reports depressing news this morning, noting that: Giving certainty to foreign investors, the government is likely to put off the controversial
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Obama has no way of compelling the Republicans to act sanely
There’s a sobering though in the FT this morning: In the next eight weeks Mr Obama must persuade Republicans to avoid triggering a sovereign default.
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Denying the obese benefits doesn’t feel like like a cock-up, it feels like part of a conspiracy
I note this report in the FT this morning: Overweight or unhealthy people who refuse to attend exercise sessions prescribed by doctors face having benefits
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Sorrell’s moral judgement is to get round the rules
I took part in an exchange of views in City AM this morning under the title Is Sir Martin Sorrell right that corporation tax payments are
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More on IDS’s fraudulent misuse of data on benefit fraud
MSN have just published an opinion from me on Iain Duncan Smith’s claims on benefit fraud. Since the version on line is less technically robust than
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The EU says it’s time to review International Financial Reporting Standards
The follwoing is very good news from the Telegraph: A review of the controversial International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been sanctioned by Commissioner Michel
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Economia magazine is the official publication of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. I’ve just realised that it published its summary of the
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