Regular readers of this blog will know that over the last couple of years or so I have become quite involved in debate about what
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Country-by-country reporting: marching onwards
In 2003 I created the idea of country-by-country reporting as we now know it. This week I had a new report on country-by-country reporting from
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Does having private pensions require rentierism?
I spent last night in the pub. I do on occasion. The Trip Advisor review for the pub in question says something like ‘nice food
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The Taxcast: The Jersey edition
Welcome to this special extended edition of the April 2019 Taxcast, broadcast from the tax haven of Jersey In this special extended edition of the
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The UK needs effective trade unions geared to the needs of the modern economy
The FT includes an article on the personal debt crisis in the UK today. It makes clear the misery this creates. But it also makes
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What in God’s name?
As the Guardian reported yesterday; Mourners at the funeral of Lyra McKee have implored politicians to turn the journalist’s murder into a turning point for
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Political paralysis
The Tories tried to remove Theresa May as their leader yesterday. Many of them loathe her. It is a universally known truth that she is
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Full disclosure: Extinction Rebellion
Bob Edwards wrote an astute comment on the blog this morning, suggesting that it is easy to get depressed about politics right now, but the
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Why capitalism is not sustainable
This is from the FT today: We face a climate crisis that most of the companies cannot comprehend, let alone as yet react to. Brexit
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