Many readers will be aware that Michael Meacher MP died yesterday. I had the chance to work with Michael during the last parliament and last saw
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Tax competition isn’t competition at all: it’s cheating
The EU has ruled that favourable tax rulings for Starbucks and Fiat constituted illegal state aid. Both companies face substantial costs as a result, but that is
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The very obvious moral bankruptcy at the core of UK non-dom policy
The FT has headline this morning that says: Tax reprieve for non-doms It continues: The tax authority is being toasted in some of the most
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What would I include in the Autumn Statement?
A journalist just rang me asking what I would include in the Autumn Statement. I referred her to The Joy of Tax. The final chapter
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Why does school start at nine?
I thought this whole paragraph in the Guardian yesterday was fascinating. It was written by Paul Kelley of the Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences : It’s
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Why don’t bond traders like People’s Quantitative Easing?
Some questions are easier than others. The reason why bond traders don’t like People’s Quantitative Easing is easy to explain: they can’t make money out of
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