To quote the Guardian: Her legacy is of public division, private selfishness and a cult of greed, which together shackle far more of the human
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Nigel Farage wants to abolish the US Internal Revenue Service. Has he got it in for H M Revenue & Customs too?
I don’t often feature the UKIP website here. In fact, I’ve never done so before. But this caught my eye from 2 April: Two of the
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Corporate opacity is not inadvertent: PWC, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte should hang their heads in shame
From Paul Collier in Prospect magazine: Corporate opacity is not inadvertent: it is the cumulative achievement of the sustained effort of some of the most
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18 ways to tackle tax haven abuse, for starters
I have mentioned that there is a great deal the UK could do to tackle tax haven abuse. Here is a list of 18 things for starters,
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What can the UK do about tax havens? Quite a lot actually….
A lot of people are calling me today to ask what the UK can do about tax havens. My answer is “a very great deal”.
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The rich must not face tax rates of more than 45% says Osborne whilst those on low earnings pay more than 80%
As the Telegraph noted this weekend: While Chancellor George Osborne insists benefit reforms are designed to help hard-working families, new rules which take effect on Saturday
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Is Luxembourg smelling the coffee on bank transparency, or just playing a game?
There are several reports this morning that Luxembourg is backing down on the issue of banking secrecy. As the BBC put it: Luxembourg would consider
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It’s time for the UK to close down the BVI
As the Guardian notes tonight: David Cameron and George Osborne were warned on Sunday they are in danger of losing credibility on their central agenda for their G8chairmanship this
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