Given that university term is over I am, inevitably, aware of the approach of Christmas (not that the work stops, just for the record). I
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More campaign wins: accounting and the Big 4 accountants
I have already noted one campaign win today, but like buses these come along in groups these days. There were more wins from the plenary
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Campaign Win: Company beneficial ownership to be required on public record throughout the EU
In 2005 I was co-author of this statement, with John Christensen: It is incredibly difficult to tax people without knowing who they are, what they
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Has Scotland got its new taxes right?
Derek Mackay presented his Scottish budget yesterday and for the first time has suggested Scotland have different tax rates from the rest of the UK.
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Is this a viable Brexit alternative for Labour?
Larry Elliott is one of the very few reasoned Brexiteers I know and respect for their opinion. He explained much of his reasoning in the
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On interest rates, growth and the need for the most massive rethink
The FT has reported that: The Bank of England says “further modest increases” in interest rates are likely as it tries to bring inflation down
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Why we need action to tackle wealth inequality
As the Guardian has reported that: The richest 0.1% of the world’s population have increased their combined wealth by as much as the poorest 50%
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Secrecy, oligarchs and offshore psychology
In the December 2017 Tax Justice Network Taxcast: TJN speaks with two time Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist Jake Bernstein about his new book ‘Secrecy World: Inside
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The need for an Economic Reformation
Marking the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s challenge to the established church, the New Weather Institute and campaign group Rethinking Economics, with input from a
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