All you really need to know about Jersey and its financial secrecy is in the Tax Justice Network’s report on the island for the Financial Secrecy Index. The summary looks
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Jersey says “don’t blame us – we’re only little”. Is that why there’s £1.2 trillion hidden there?
Jersey’s excuses for its tax abuse really are pathetic. This comes from their report published today: Jersey is a significant player in the offshore market
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Jersey’s publishing the same old bogus claims about itself today – including the fanciful suggestion that it does not help tax evaders when it does
The state controlled and heavily public sector subsidised marketing arm of the tax avoidance industry in Jersey has published a new report this morning on why it
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Why are we asking the British tax havens to reform themselves when the Foreign Office says we can impose new law on them?
I was rummaging through various links today and came to the UK Foreign Office White Paper on the Overseas Territories published in June 2012. This contains, on page 14, the following interesting statement in
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If you want a giggle on Tuesday Jersey say they’re presenting some ‘hard facts’ on their value to the UK
The City of London sponsors a web site called The City UK – which claims it ‘partners prosperity’. On its web site it is promoting an event at
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Will Jersey spoil Cameron’s party?
As the Guardian notes this morning: David Cameron has asked the senior ministers of all Britain’s overseas territories — including Bermuda, Jersey and the British Virgin
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Will Jersey demand that George Osborne withdraw his claim that there is tax evasion in Jersey?
The Telegraph has noted: The Chancellor has demanded Britain’s offshore tax havens “do more” to crackdown on illegal evasion as he sought to strengthen a
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Osborne wants tax paid in the UK’s tax havens without harming their finance industries, and that’s just not possible
George Osborne gave his mid term report on the Crown Dependencies today, saying: British overseas territories “need to do more” to end tax evasion. Asked about
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It’s time to mention Plan B – for Jersey
It’s been said by a commentator on the blog this morning that: In this instance the thing that irks me is that Monty and others on the
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