It strikes me that I am not alone in feeling mute this morning. We are, as a country, waiting for our prime minister to declare
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Whistleblower protection, plutocrats and dark money: the November Taxcast
In the November 2018 Tax Justice Network monthly Taxcast: we look at how governments can better protect, encourage and even incentivise whistleblowers. what do the latest
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The UK can’t even crash out of the EU and maintain the pretence of having a functioning government
This report comes from Finance.co.uk and appears reliable, being confirmed in other media: On Wednesday, MPs were informed that a ‘no deal’ Brexit would see
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The government thinks the stakeholders in accountancy are finance professionals, and they could not be more wrong
I recently highlighted questions asked by LibDem peer Sharon Bowles on the so-called BEIS External Stakeholders Group in the House of Lords. My reason for doing
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The FCA rules that 100% interest charges are fair
The FT has reported that: “Rent-to-own” retailers such as BrightHouse will be banned from charging vulnerable customers over the odds for household goods under new
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What to say?
I admit to being a little baffled as to what to say on the blog this morning. This rarely happens, as regular readers will know.
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The 3 Rs of accounting standards
A week or so ago I suggested it was time that there was civil society campaigning for reform to both UK and international accounting standards.
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The centre ground alternative that has to be delivered to beat the hard right
Polly Toynbee had an excellent article in the Guardian yesterday summarising the approach of the Tory far-right and making clear that Brexit is but a
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Whither the ERG?
I recall the fear within Tory ranks of the Brexiteers. And tales that the Brexiteers could bring a leader down. So where are the European
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