There is a plethora of bad economic news in the FT this morning. Start with this: Manufacturers are scaling back their hiring and investment plans
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What if Labour did what the Scottish Tories have done?
I have noted a story in the FT this morning that says: The Scottish Conservative party has ditched half its election candidates in an attempt
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A quiet plea for calm
I am troubled by many of the discussions taking place in the media suggesting that there is an outbreak of violent threats from left wing
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Three ways to stop the Cadbury’s tax abuse
As the Guardian has reported: Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, is facing controversy over its tax arrangements after it was reported that it had not paid
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Norwich, Friday, 11 December
France votes for public country-by-country reporting
On Friday the French parliament voted for public country-by-country reporting. The Tax Justice Network has covered the issue, here. I will not repeat their blog. What I
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The burden of the financial crisis has fallen on ordinary people, and not the business sector that caused it
As the FT has reported this morning: A report from the Paris-based OECD group of mostly wealthy nations also shows that average taxes levied by
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How wrong can they be? The Telegraph (and others) on Oldham
If there was one thing that characterised the 2015 general election it was how wrong all forecasts were. It seems nothing has been learned. These
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Now the Financial Reporting Council is realising tax is a risk that needs to be reported
I have this week called for the creation of Tax Reporting Standards. The EU Parliament and Labour seem to be like-minded, taking their lead from
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