I began my training to become a chartered accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG) 35 years ago today. I suspect there are
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Denied the chance: generation rent
I noticed two articles in the Guardian that related to pleasures that matter to me. One discusses the therapeutic value of owning a dog. I
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Public pressure on corporate tax behaviour works
An interesting new academic paper has been published suggesting that pressure from activists has a significant impact on corporate tax behaviour. The paper is entitled
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N or P? We need to talk
Nationalised or privatised? That’s the question. From 1947 to 1980 it was N. From the 80s to 2013 the answer was always the same. It
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The new horizon: the non-United Kingdom
Opinion polls suggest that Scotland may just vote for independence this month. Even if they don’t Scotland now has taxing powers and is bound to
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HMRC’s new directors: white, male and from big business
HMRC has announced the appointment of two new executive directors. They are Simon Ricketts, who I gather is from Rolls Royce, and Mervyn Walker who
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How many things can you get wrong in one sentence?
The Guardian reports this morning that: Gordon Brown dealt a blow to Labour’s economic credibility by wrongly giving the impression in his final year as prime minister
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Just a Scottish dream?
This is from Paul Mason in the Guardian: What we know already is that a significant number of Scottish people have a dream: where statehood,
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Why are there so few team players at the top?
I was intrigued by Paul Myners’ demand that now that the Co-op has had the temerity to change his plan for its governance that they
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