I’m angry that the Co-op group is in a mess. As a member I have been let down. As a customer of the bank they’ve
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There are over 6,000 co-ops in the UK. One is in trouble. It does not spoil the co-op ideal for the rest
I think this point is worth making: the Co-op Group is but one of 6,000 co-ops in the UK. The Co-op Group is in a
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If there’s a need for an investigation into a bank’s chair then look at HSBC, not the Coop
The Guardian has reported: David Cameron has raised the prospect of an inquiry into the Co-op Bank over its financial struggles and embarrassing revelations about its former
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What do we want? Automatic information exchange! When do we want it? Now!
The latest international clampdown on tax evasion must involve both rich and poor countries if it is to stop criminals hiding billions from the taxman,
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The government’s consultation on country-by-country reporting: the results are in and better than expected
The government published its review of the submissions made to its consultation on the country-by-country reporting that will be required from financial institutions (mainly banks) under
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Clean up Barclays
Barclays Bank is promoting the use of offshore tax havens to big companies operating in Africa, in spite of saying that it wants to become
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New graduates, poor pay and pension failure are much more closely related issues than you might think
The FT has reported this morning that: The earnings of recent English graduates have deteriorated so rapidly since the financial crisis that the latest class
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Boris Johnson and Michael Meacher both want the tax returns of the wealthy published – but not for the same reasons
It’s very bizarre that Boris John son has supported an idea that I have helped promote in parliament, albeit for all the wrong reasons. He
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Clegg is not helping the poorest with their tax bills so he should stop pretending he is
Nick Clegg has proposed increasing the income tax personal allowance, again. The argument is always the same: it’s said that this ‘takes the poorest out
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