Robin Harding has an excellent article in the FT this morning in which he says: The world is doomed to an endless cycle of bubble,
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HS2 is the wrong type of investment
I’m one of those who says we are having the wrong type of recovery. When whatever recovery we are having is based on the use
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Labour demands reform to the Lobbying Bill to protect freedom of speech
It’s good to note that Angela Eagles has, in behalf of the Labour Party, picked up the cudgel on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and
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Penalising JP Morgan $6 billion is only good news if the claim has a purpose
The FT brings welcome news this morning, noting that: US authorities are demanding JPMorgan Chase pay more than $6bn to settle allegations it mis-sold securities to government-backed mortgage
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Moving on
As many readers of this blog will know I have been involved in the Tax Justice Network since its foundation. Of late I helped its
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If the left is to win the economic debate it has to be unashamedly tribal
There are three contrasting articles on the recovery in the Guardian this morning. The first is from Michael Meacher MP, who starts his article saying:
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The City State of London? It’s the new separatist movement that a recovery will create
As the FT notes this morning: It is fashionable these days to portray London as a nascent city-state, a world city pulling away in wealth and status from
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People don’t trust tax secrecy
Christian Aid issued the following press release today: The majority of Britons (57%) believe that company owners should not be allowed to keep their identities
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The Electoral Commission criticises government plan to restrict freedom of speech
I spent some time yesterday blogging about the government’s new Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill. It is therefore good to note
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