Everybody is talking about the TIG. The so-called Independent Group emerged this week. And I have already summarised my view of its economics, which I
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When England cannot provide there is no case for a Union
Misha Glenny has an interesting article in the Observer this morning. He considers afresh his view of the Union, and to cut his narrative short,
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We’re in for a bumpy ride
I was asked by an informed commentator what my predictions for the UK economy might be yesterday. The predictions were requested to cover the political
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What the Staggers is missing on modern monetary theory
Howard Reed has a knack for getting to the core of critical economic issues. He has written this as a comment on the blog this
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Citizenship is not a commodity
The Guardian is amongst the entire media in reporting Sajid Javid’s attempt to deny Shamima Begum her British citizenship, saying: Bangladesh has rejected the British
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It’s not easy being the Green New Deal
Remember QE? It’s here to stay. Only this time it has to be green
The FT has reported this morning that the US Fed has backtracked on its commitment to shrink its balance sheet. Over the last year or
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The EU tax gap in FT Alphaville
The FT’s Alphaville site features my work on tax evasion this morning. Access is free. As they note: According to tax campaigner Richard Murphy’s new
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HMRC has almost halved the number of transfer pricing investigations in the last five years
In January this year HM Revenue & Customs launches a new tax amnesty for large businesses in the UK. As I noted at the time:
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