In the latest Tax Justice Network podcast, August 2014: When was the last time you used a $100 bill, a 500 euro note or a
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Is it time to move on from the Corruption Perceptions Index?
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been published by Transparency International (TI) since 1995, but has in recent years been subject to quite a lot
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Why offshore tax abuse should be a strict liability offence
There has been much debate in the tax profession about the government’s proposal, included in a policy consultation published this week, that failure to declare
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The Salter Lecture – now on line to listen to
I gave the Salter Lecture at the Quaker’s Yearly Meeting earlier this month. I have already published the text. The event was also recorded and
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Developing nations need more than words from G20 tax reform
The following post was originally published on The Conversation and is by Prof Kerrie Sadiq of Queensland University of Technology, who I have met a
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In a world of need big companies have no idea what to do with their money
There’s a discussion in the FT this morning on the absurd prices being paid for IT company takeovers at present. That’s not especially interesting to
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Who’s that over my shoulder?
I’ve just spotted this: That’s me being filmed last week for a new documentary – Return to Doncatraz. There’s more on it here.
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Tax receipts suggest Osborne will borrow £13.9 billion more than forecast – and more than last year
The government has, within the last hour, published its statistics on the total tax take for July 2014. I have done a little number crunching.
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The fourth law of thermodynamics
I noted this on twitter from a number of people: 4th Law of Thermodynamics: The amount of energy required to refute bullshit is an order
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