The government announced yesterday that: On 12 May, the Prime Minister will host the Anti-Corruption Summit to step up global action to expose, punish and
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The tyranny of the UK’s tax havens is set to continue
Two things happened as a result of yesterday’s announcement with regard to the relationship between the UK and its tax havens by David Cameron in
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Neoliberalism is failing
From an FT email this morning: The world economy is beset by feeble growth and a recovery that is “weak, uneven and in danger of stalling yet
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If the government is serious about collecting tax it needs people at HMRC who believe in tax
I have to admit that I have form with Ed Troup, the executive chair of HMRC. As the Guardian has noted this morning, it was
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If Cameron is serious about tax abuse then he’s backing the wrong law
According to the Guardian David Cameron is seeking to deflect attention from his own tax affairs by introducing a new law that will make companies
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I took the weekend off …. bar a literary festival, so a new book is on the way
I celebrated my relaxing weekend by starting the chapter plan of a new book on tax havens on Friday afternoon. And sent it to my
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Sometimes you just have to smile about things: Chris Coltrane on the Panama Papers
David Cameron’s tax disclosure: a story but maybe not the whole one
I was asked by three national newspapers to look at David Cameron’s tax disclosures. I declined. I was in very real need of a day
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The EU is planning to make it easier to own offshore shell companies
Just as the Panama papers reveal the mayhem that can be caused by secret shell companies, the European Union is set to relax ownership transparency
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