This press release has been issued by Global Witness and I think it worth sharing: ——– Late yesterday evening, the EU agreed to new rules to tackle corporate
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There may be trouble ahead
These are the latest independent forecasts for the UK economy as summarised by HM Treasury and just published: Let me speculate on at least
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Bankers’ bonuses were a problem in 1856 and we’ve not made much progress since then
I was reading Hansard from 1856 this morning (as one does) and came across this quote from a speech relating to the freform of partnership
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Why won’t politicians collect tax that’s due?
I have often argued about the absurdity if the UK underinvesting in HM Revenue & Customs at cost to us all in terms of lost
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The December Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network
The December Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network is out. In this edition: how mafia is corrupting democracy at the heart of Europe in Italy’s capital
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The 12 Tax Dodging Days of Christmas
Paul Lewis (of Radio 4 Moneybox, etc) reminded me of this 38 Degrees poster in a tweet last night. It seemed worthy of a seasonal
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Shut parliament for a year to close the tax gap
Andrew Phillips, who sits in the Lords as Lord Phillips of Sudbury for the LibDems, joined us for the session of The People’s Parliament last
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The Big 4 and the City of London
As I mentioned on Saturday I spoke at a session of the People’s Parliament in a committee room of the House of Commons last night
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