I have just noticed that I posted my 15,000th blog post yesterday. Given that this blog began in June 2006 that means I have posted,
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The IMF: there may be trouble ahead
In a blog that lacked few of the usual trappings of diplomatic reticence that often shroud their work the IMF warned yesterday that: The global
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Multinational corporation tax avoidance is an illicit financial flow
One of the pleasures of my last fifteen years has been getting to know Professor Sol Picciotto. Sol is an emeritus professor at Lancaster University,
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Cameron argues against democracy
It has been a persistent theme of this blog that the march of neoliberal capitalism has been away from democracy and towards neo-feudalism. The evidence that
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VAT and Brexit: the imperative of staying in the customs union
As the Guardian has reported this morning, the House of Lords has voted by a large majority to indicate that it would wish the UK to
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Will Brexit mean a ‘race for the bottom for tax’?
Tax Justice UK is promoting an event with the above title: May 17, 2018 – 6:00 PM Goldsmiths, University of London (Room PSH LG01)- Professor Stuart Hall Building,
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Can KPMG survive?
From the FT, late yesterday: KPMG is in deep trouble in South Africa, and for good reason. Its audit failings in the UK also leave it
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What the UK needs is a calm, steady voice of reason and I can’t spot one
The UK is descending into chaos. The IMF now says its forecast of an economic consequences to Brexit is proving to be correct. The Windrush
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Why the Financial Reporting Council review matters to all businesses
I made a television recording yesterday on the role of the Big 4 firms of accountants. I am doing another later this week. Since one
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