Labour is in turmoil over Brexit today. It did not take long for its post election euphoria to end. Labour’s Queen’s Speech amendment said (in
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Brussels is getting The Joy of Tax
I have already written about the tax conference I attended in Brussels over the last couple of days and discussed one of the hot topics
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Brexit thoughts from Brussels
A couple of days in the heart of Brussels may not be everyone’s idea of fun. I can honestly say I enjoyed myself. This is
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Taxing fairly: taxing globally
I am in Brussels again today, and am speaking this morning as part of a panel discussing global fairness in taxation at a conference organised
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Has Carney taken leave of his economic senses?
Mark Carney appears to have taken leave of his senses. According to the FT: Mark Carney sought to clarify his position on UK interest rates
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The cappuccino economy
I am in Brussels today at a conference being run by the EU on tax fairness, largely for the benefit if its own staff. Over
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What should the BBC ask instead of “where will the money come from?”
A person named Jo asked yesterday what the BBC should say in response to the DUP being offered £1 billion more for Northern Ireland if
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If the 1945 Labour government represents the threat of socialism it’s obvious we need more socialism
I Iove this from the Guardian long read on the failure of the Tory electoral machine (link below as it will not embed:apologies): “It’s a
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The Bank of England is sending out the warning signals that real banking risk is growing
The FT has just reported: The Bank of England has put lenders on notice that they will have to build a special buffer worth £11.4bn
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