This may be interesting to those with an interest in VAT fraud. I know this may be a niche interest, but do not doubt its
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I wrote this in June 2016, the week before the referendum. It was my forecast of what would happen if Leave won. Not much has
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I suggested lasr Thursday that there would be resignations and was quite surprised to find that by Saturday morning there were none. But I just
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Every now and again a comment turns up on the blog that I hang on to because I feel unable to answer it at the
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According to the Guardian: May’s principal aim is to finally get agreement on the knotty issue of customs, solving the problem of the Irish border.
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In 2005 I wrote this with John Christensen: Automatic information exchange between countries would go a long way towards tackling the culture of tax evasion and
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Tomorrow is the day when May has to decide. The can is surely running out of road. By Saturday morning she has to be able
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I have very little confidence that the Cabinet will resolve its Brexit differences tomorrow. I, candidly, have very little confidence that it ever will. And, as
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I don’t always cheer for former PWC partners: that I admit. But I did for Amyas Morse, who is now the head  of the National
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