Yesterday I noted the anti-democratic nature of tax havens. I should have added that the UK is, of course, an active tax haven as well
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What tax havens do in 2015?
I took part in a BBC programme entitled ‘Why do Tax Havens Still Exist?’, broadcast this week. My argument was that tax was not the
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The power of capital well used
I am on holiday. I suspect that is obvious from the relative lack of action on the blog. In the process of going away I
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If the government is serious about tackling dirty money in the UK it has to do a lot more than a property register
According to the Guardian: David Cameron will promise to act against corrupt foreigners who buy up luxury properties in the UK using secretive holding companies
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Book review: More Bees Bigger Bonnets
I reckon everyone has heroes. One of mine is a man I have not met. His name is Steve Pottinger. He’s a poet. On occasion he
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Why neoliberalism is failing
This is from the FT this morning: For every dollar the top US public companies spend on investment, they are returning eight or nine dollars to
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All things being equal Jeremy Corbyn is a bad idea for Labour. But they’re not equal
Andrew Rawnsley has had another rant about Jeremy Corbyn in the Observer this morning. He’s said: The idea that Labour should be in the business
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Why can’t all the Labour candidates say something as clear as this?
I have been asked if I am endorsing Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership campaign by making comment on this site and in public on his tax policies.
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A holiday for the trolls
The volume of deliberate trolling on this site has considerably increased of late. I am amazed that so many have so much time to waste,
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