2022 May 10

How to beat tax cheating oligarchs

Posted on May 10 2022

I addressed a meeting of the European Parliament sub-committee on Tax Matters today, addressing the issue of how Russian oligarchs abuse tax systems to avoid
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The government looks as though it is setting out to fail on audit reform

Posted on May 10 2022

This Bill is noted in the Queen’s Speech briefing: Regular readers of this blog will know that I’ve been campaigning for audit reform for a
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The failing state is now out in the open for all to see

Posted on May 10 2022

Prince Charles and Prince William are presenting the Queen’s Speech today in their role as Royal Commissioners. There are two either Commissioners. One of them
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MMT and tax: the reality is that there is much more to be done on this issue

Posted on May 10 2022

I was trolled from the left and right on modern monetary theory and tax yesterday. The right wing turned up here. The left used Twitter.
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Is the FTSE getting the message that there’s a recession?

Posted on May 10 2022

The FTSE seems to be getting the message that there’s a recession coming: These things can reverse, I know. Maybe it will. But it is
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Signs of failure: crypto currencies

Posted on May 10 2022

As the FT notes today, this is the [plot of the value of 500 cryptocurrencies over the last couple of years: When is a store
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