2018 February 21

The demand for integrity requires consistency or it looks like hypocrisy

Posted on February 21 2018

There has been a theme on the blog this morning. It is, I would suggest, misjudgement and mismanagement. First there is misjudgement in the claims
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Appointing a Tory peer to head the Charity Commission would send out all the wrong messages

Posted on February 21 2018

The Guardian has reported this morning that: A committee of MPs has unanimously refused to endorse the appointment of a former Tory minister as chair
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When a letter of resignation is the only available indication of the required sound judgement that would be necessary for appointment

Posted on February 21 2018

The Guardian has reported: The incoming chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority has admitted to an “error of judgment” after investing in a controversial tax
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Why is HSBC a fit and proper person to hold a banking licence?

Posted on February 21 2018

The FT has reported this morning that: HSBC has warned that it could pay at least $1.5bn in penalties over alleged tax evasion and money
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The UK has been in a corporation tax race to the bottom since 2010. It’s no surprise the EU has noticed

Posted on February 21 2018

David Davis said yesterday: [Europeans] fear that Brexit could lead to an Anglo-Saxon race to the bottom. With Britain plunged into a Mad Max-style world
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