The EU has this afternoon issued deeply disappointing new guidance on the laws it expects member states to put in place to tackle tax evasion and money
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If Barclays wants to say sorry start by matching Comic Relief donations pound for pound
As the Guardian notes today: In 13 Red Nose Days since that first brave venture in 1988, we have raised £660m. And as the Guardian
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The corruption of an economy and our society on the basis of the fraudulent misrepresentation of bankers
As the Guardian has reported this morning: The cost to UK banks of providing redress for mis-selling mounted on Tuesday, when Barclays set aside another £1bn to compensate its
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IF all companies paid their tax people needn’t go hungry
Vodafone may be settling in India: now it’s Shell’s turn
It has been reported for a while that the long running dispute between India and Vodafone may be drawing to a close, with a substantial
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One day we’ll weep for the waste of this generation
There are many on the right of politics who deny there have been cuts in government spending, saying that totals have been broadly constant. That’s sophistry as
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Evidence to the House of Lords on tax avoidance
I have been asked if I would publish my written evidence to the House of Lords on tax avoidance. I have evidence at a hearing
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Three steps to banking reform, all needing action now
I note the British Bankers' Association, which has one of the most extraordinary records in blocking any progress towards a modern value added economy in
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Labour’s still got dinosaurs in its ranks
There are days when I despair of the Labour Party. It is the official opposition in the UK. It has a constiution that even after
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