I have learned that many campaigning NGOs are planning to describe tax avoidance as theft in the future. I am quite worried by this. First,
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Why Michael Cohen deserves three years
Trump’s lawyer is going to serve just three years in prison for his crimes. The attention is on his crimes for Trump, but actually he is
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Be grateful: Dominic Raab is not running for prime minister this morning
There are occasions to celebrate. This is one of them. Dominic Raab is not launching his campaign to be prime minister this morning. Surely, that’s good
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The myth of profit maximisation
Martin Wolf had a fascinating comment in the FT yesterday. Referring to books by Prof Colin Mayer of Oxford University (entitled Prosperity) and Jonathan Tepper
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The future of corporation tax: my joint submission to the International Monetary Fund
I made a joint submission to an IMF consultation on the future of corporation tax with Professor Andrew Baker of Sheffield University on Monday. The
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Next time will be worse
The Guardian has reported that: The storm clouds of the next global financial crisis are gathering despite the world financial system being unprepared for the
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The reality is we are a divided, belittled, leaderless nation
Theresa May faced reality yesterday. Reality came in a number of forms. Immediately there was the certainty of a parliamentary loss. Thereafter there was the
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Leeds Building Society is now a Fair Tax Mark holder
The Fair Tax Mark published this today. I am a director of the Fair Tax Mark: Leeds Building Society has become the first national high-street
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The reality is everything must change
Kenan Malik wrote this in The Observer yesterday: The question we need to ask is not, “How should we create a centrist bulwark against populism?”, but
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