George Osborne is in Berlin today to sign a new deal that will make automatic information exchange from some tax havens a reality. As I understand
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I am taking part in a debate on tax justice at the Class conference this coming Saturday at TUC Congress House in London. This session will have
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My friend, colleague and co-author Colin Hines has been working on ideas on what he calls progressive protectionism for several years. In typical style he
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Those who read this blog will know that I am am not deeply impressed by David Cameron. He’s not the only politician for whom I
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I am presenting a paper on the EU and tax at a seminar at the House of Lords today organised by GREEN, which in this
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The Class Conference on Saturday includes the following session:   Tax justice at the heart of a fair economy Time: 2.15 — 3.30pm Venue: TUC
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The EU published new VAT gap data last week for all 28 member states. The UK summary is here (click the image for a bigger
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Politics is in a mess. The Tories are relying on immigration hysteria to rally support, and are tearing themselves apart in the process. Labour is
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I was distracted last week and so did not find the time I needed or wanted to discuss the audit issues arising at Tesco, and
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