A commentator called John Warren made this comment in the blog yesterday, in response to comment on HSBC: I am not going to comment on
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The demand for integrity requires consistency or it looks like hypocrisy
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
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
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?
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
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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David Davis must think we’re all stupid
David Davis is going to say today: They fear that Brexit could lead to an Anglo-Saxon race to the bottom. With Britain plunged into a
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The government really is aiding and abetting money laundering by its lax approach to company incorporation
Last December I wrote a blog post suggesting that the government was aiding and abetting money laundering by letting UK based companies be incorporated direct
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The B Team are lowering the bar for tax reporting
Alex Cobham at the Tax Justice Network published this blog late last week and I think it worth sharing because it shows that whilst some
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