In the October 2015 Tax Justice Network Podcast we look at the ‘remittance cartel’ and their ‘taxing of the poor’ with monopoly prices in a juicy
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How much longer can Europe pretend to be democratic?
I should have already covered this story: my only excuse is fatigue, but in this case that’s really insufficient. As the Telegraph has reported: Anibal Cavaco
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Another private sector disaster looks like it’s coming our way soon
The FT has reported this morning that: The extent of the crisis at Four Seasons, Britain’s largest care home provider, was underscored on Thursday when
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Pull the other one: HSBC is not going to the USA
The FT has said: The US is emerging as a serious alternative to Hong Kong as the possible headquarters for HSBC, as Europe’s biggest bank
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Prime Minister Mark Carney of the City of London
I never intended to become involved in debate on the independence of the Bank of England, but my promotion of People’s Quantitative Easing resulted in my
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HMRC’s tax gap: a stuck record that defies economic logic
HMRC has issued its new tax gap data this morning. For the record, the figure is the same as last year, and pretty much the
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Michael Meacher: a note of appreciation
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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