Starbucks says it has made a profit in the UK for the first time. And it is implying that it has paid the £20 million
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Why the Church of England should be demanding tax justice
I have just mentioned that Archbishop Justin Welby has called the tax justice today, but so he should. In 1984 the Church of England the
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Archbishop backs tax justice
As the Guardian has reported this morning: The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has intervened in the debate about responsible business and the use of
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The Fair Tax Mark in the Indian press
The last week has seen good press coverage for the Fair Tax Mark, of which I am a director. That coverage reached India yesterday with
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KPMG compromising ethics for commercial gain
The FT reports this morning that: The UK accountancy watchdog said on Tuesday it had fined KPMG a total of £390,000 for putting commercial considerations above
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The issue for Greece is all about whether it can beat tax evasion, or not
The FT has a report on the visit of the new Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, to the UK yesterday. Three comments leapt out. The first
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The absurdity of giving tax relief to tax avoiders – like Apple
The FT has reported this morning that Apple raised $6.5 billion in new loan capital yesterday. Apple did not, of course, need the money. It has
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If only I was reasonable
I have lost count of the number of times over the last twelve years that I have been told that if only I was more
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Speaking about tax justice
I spoke at a meeting of the Methodist Tax Justice Network in Birmingham last night. In broad terms this summarises what I said. There are
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