As has been widely reported: The FSA blamed "bad" decisions rather than dishonesty for the events that led to the £45bn taxpayer bailout of the
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John le Carre on all things secret – and unacceptable
The Tax Justice Network has published the following blog, which is simply too important to ignore. So, with their permission I reproduce it, in full.
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The UK’s 8% corporation tax
George Osborne has accounted a new 8% corporation tax rate for the largest companies in the UK. I can’t explain it better than the Guardian
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Sack him
As the Guardian reports: Prince Andrew launched a scathing attack on British anticorruption investigators, journalists and the French during an "astonishingly candid" performance at an
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Cayman: don’t make us laugh
I am amused by a story published today by CayCompass.com that says: Suspicious financial activity reports presented to the Cayman Islands’ finance industry watchdog group
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Switzerland: this is not pragmatism
David McNair of Christian Aid has an article on Comment is Free at the Guardian this morning. Talking about the proposed tax agreement with Switzerland
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Singapore: far from clean
Singapore is the world’s eighth most corrupt nation, according to the Tax Justice Network’s rankings. It is a haven for secrecy and one of the
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How the far right wins
A Tea Party candidate in the USA has admitted to fraudulent abuse of colleagues computers. But I note his colleagues are rushing to his
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The ConDems give up British tax sovereignty to Switzerland – and gives away £40 billion to tax evaders in the process
In a quite astonishing move it seems that the UK has today announced it is to give up British tax sovereignty and has granted power
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