The FT reported yesterday that, when referring to the change in behaviour forced on tax havens by the EU and OECD that: Leonie Kerswill, a
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Joseph Stiglitz on bank secrecy
Prof Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel Laureate, former Chief Economist of World Bank, former head of the Council of Economic Advisors to President Clinton and
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Free markets in excess
The FT reports that: Most US corporate leaders believe chief executives are overpaid and do not provide value for money for their companies, according to
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Northern Rock – the Granite saga continues in the Commons
The Evening Standard in London carried this report last week on the questioning of senior executives of the Financial Services Authority by the House of
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Tax cuts are designed to increase the poverty gap
The New York Times reports: New data shows that after adjusting for inflation, 95 percent of Americans reported smaller incomes to the tax man in
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Now Brown’s abandoned principle on tax, what next?
Polly Toynbee has one answer: What happened this week accelerates the need for a Turner-type inquiry into tax. Choices need to be aired so people
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Domicile – and the fear it can cause
This comment has been posted on this site: How is this tax change marketed to the people? Everything I read says: “Rich foreigners who don’t
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Northern Rock – why it abused the charity
Several people have questioned why I think Northern Rock abused Down’s Syndrome North East by naming that charity as the beneficiary of the charitable trust
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