Attending any party conference always involves a little anticipation of who you might bump into. I admit Philip Ozouf, Jersey's finance minister was not high
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Jersey puts the foxes in charge of defining the hen-house
I loved this exchange in the States of Jersey. Deputy Geoff Southern asked this written question: Given that in his response to my question of
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David Cameron – the tax havens’ friend
I get regular update emails on many subjects. One of them is tax havens. These were the first four items in an email last night
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A correction to the Jersey Evening Post’s misquotations
The Jersey Evening Post published an article on Monday quoting me that was riddled with errors. It said: A CRITIC of the Island’s finance industry
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Why Jersey is on the French tax haven black list
I was in the Jersey media talking about why France has blacklisted Jersey as a non-cooperative tax haven. In Jersey there is a wish to
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Jersey’s finance industry has now taken control of its police
I’ve long argued that Jersey is a captured state – indeed, I suggested programme on that theme to an independent television company in 2002, before
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France says Jersey is a tax haven deserving to be penalised for its failure to cooperate in the war on tax abuse
The FT reported last night: France has stepped up its assault on tax havens by blacklisting Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Jersey, in a sudden
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Jersey complies with the European Union Savings Tax Directive a decade late
The European Union Savings Tax Directive has just one goal – which is the beating of tax evasion. Introduced in 2005, the aim was to share
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Despite Jersey’s claims the OECD has not congratulated Jersey on its tax transparency
Jersey issued a press release today saying: OECD congratulates Jersey on its action on tax transparency Now I know I criticise the OECD but I
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