The second in the series of seven myth busters being published jointly by the Tax Justice Network and New Economics Foundation is out. It shatters the myth of strivers
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A One Nation Tax System
As part of Labour’s policy review I have been invited to speak at the following meeting: A One Nation Tax System Monday 29th April 4.30-6pm Committee room
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KPMG cannot be put in charge of the hen house, let alone HMRC and financial regulation
KPMG are one of the Big 4 firms of accountants. As such they have a lot to answer for. They’ve been guilty of tax crimes in the
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If the UK is serious about eradicating tax havens then we have to act now
As the Wall Street Journal says this morning: It is still possible to hide a fortune in Europe, even as Switzerland, Luxembourg and some other
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It’s been quite a week for Tax Justice campaigners
It’s been quite a week for tax justice campaigners. We got country-by-country reporting for the extractive industries through in Europe. Luxembourg and Austria are crumbling in the face of
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Let’s eradicate tax tax havens
The BBC reports this morning that: French President Francois Hollande has called for “eradication” of the world’s tax havens and told French banks they must
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New course: the economics mythbusters
The New Economics Foundation has just opened applications for its 7 week online course based on the myth buster series now running in the Guardian. It’s linked up
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When the FT says austerity will fail all but Conservative strongholds what they really mean is the Tories are pursuing the politics of class warfare
The FT has launched an Austerity Audit today. The first part of the summary of its findings is stark: Cuts to welfare payments will hit the local
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