The GUE / NGL group in the EU parliament has published this: I admit I won’t be in Dublin but Saila Stausholm will be, and
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Someone save us from the folly of central bankers, please
According to the FT US Fed governor Lael Brainard gave a public speech yesterday that laid out why that organisation want to unwind US quantitative
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Tax justice on the way to achieving another goal, this time on trusts
Pinsent Mason’s website, out-law.com, has noted that: From 26 June 2017, trustees of UK trusts and of non-UK trusts with UK tax liabilities will need
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The UK’s now like the club at the bottom of the Premier League at Christmas: near certain failure awaits
According to the Guardian: The number of people defaulting on their credit card bills and personal loans jumped in the three months to the end
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Was that singing or whistling in the rain I heard from Boris?
I am not sure why this came to mind, but after the last two days, Boris Johnson’s whistling and the shower in charge of the
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The irresponsibility of the Office for Budget Responsibility
I have had a chance to review the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Risk Report for the UK for the last 30 minutes or so.
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An end to Gibraltar’s duplicity would be appreciated
The Independent has reported Gibraltar’s response to the King of Spain’s comments on the future of The Rock yesterday. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian
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Time to eat humble pie?
People keep asking what will happen about Brexit, and that’s a wholly reasonable concern. They also ask what will happen about our lame duck government
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Oxfam calls for more tax transparency and public country-by-country reporting
Oxfam has issued a new report this morning as part of its campaigning on tax abuse and its cost to developing countries. I got a
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