The FT has reported this morning that: New Zealand has become one of the world’s first countries to ban future offshore oil and gas exploration
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DfID’s new aid agenda will have tax havens rubbing their hands with glee as the rake-offs head their way
The FT has reported a deeply worrying plan being proposed by the UK’s Department for International Development (DfID). They note that: The UK’s £13.9bn aid budget
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The Good Friday Agreement: our common ground must hold sway
Fintan O’Toole wrote about the Good Friday Agreement in the Guardian yesterday. I happen to think Fintan is probably the best journalist writing in the
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Why isn’t Labour still talking People’s Quantitative Easing?
In 2015 Jeremy Corbyn adopted the policy of People’s Quantitative Easing when seeking to be leader of the Labour Party. He borrowed the idea from
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Wealth is much more than the baubles you can count
The IMF has published two blogs that suggest that we should stop being so worried about the decline in the number of manufacturing jobs in
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Modern monetary theory provides the best mechanism for controlling inflation we now have
There are some people who like to suggest that modern monetary theory (MMT) suggests that a government can create money without limit. They go on
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The Financial Reporting Council needs to come out of spin mode
Accountancy Age has reported that: Big Four firms could now face fines up to £10m for “seriously poor audit work”, as the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
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Can Labour talk tax?
There has been some discussion on my blog over the last few days on whether Labour can take the risk to talk about tax reform
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