One of the comments I have made that is frequently picked on as a means to criticise me by right wing bloggers is that I
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All services, private and public, will be average sometimes. And sometimes worse than that.
I was intrigued by a question in the Observer editorial today, which was: While few public services will ever sink to the nadir of Mid-Staffs,
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The Big 4 are waking up to country-by-country reporting: KPMG joins the club
The Big 4 are waking up to country-by-country reporting. PWC published a report on the subject in August 2012. EY’s polemic on the issue followed in
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Venn diagrams for our times: efficient healthcare provision
For those not familiar with transfer pricing, some introductory material
There’s some debate going on around this blog relating to transfer pricing at the moment. For those not familiar with the subject here’s my introductory video
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We’re increasingly a part time work force, but that’s not defined by hours worked. It’s about what we think full time work is
As is becoming increasingly apparent from news reports, the UK is becoming a nation of part time workers. As the BBC noted yesterday: ONS data
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Are accountants or tax lawyers right? Do we ignore intra-group intangibles, or not?
Following my comment on the taxation of intangibles yesterday Andrew Jackson, a chartered tax adviser wrote a comment and blog post in response. The first thing
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We can have social mobility but we must invest and pay for it. Wealth taxation would be a good place to start
As the Guardian has reported this morning: David Cameron has conceded that there is insufficient social mobility in British society and said it was the job of the
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