Today’s edition of the Financial Times carries a dreary letter from Geoffrey Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance (an industry lobbying group supported by the island’s government) that is
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In the interests of fairness – Jersey’s comments on Ed Miliband’s accusations
This statement has been issued by Jersey this morning in response to Ed Miliband’s suggestion at the weekend that more action is needed to tackle
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Poor old Jersey as it fails to exploit the punters
The Jersey Evening Post has reported: JERSEY’S attempt to cash in on the multi-million-pound internet gaming industry has so far failed to bring in a
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What Labour has said on tax havens
The following is a blog post by Shadow Labour minister Owen Smith MP on tax havens, published yesterday. I reproduce it as it seems to be the
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Ed Miliband’s giving an ultimatum to tax havens
Ed Miliband is giving an ultimatum to British tax havens. According to the Independent: Ed Miliband declares war today on the UK’s secretive offshore tax
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Ed Miliband says it’s time to come clean to the UK’s tax havens
Ed Miliband’s announced a new initiative today that is sure to resonate around the offshore world. As I understand it he, in essence, has said
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Zero Ten isn’t a success for Jersey – it’s an outright disaster for the people of the island
The EU has approved Jersey’s zero – ten tax regime. This is not, of course, the regime I said would fail: they had to amend it time
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Simon Jenkins on tax justice
A decade ago an article like this would not have happened. It does now. Don’t say changing moods is not possible. This is Simon Jenkins
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Jersey – hoping on an EU failure
Jersey seems to think the UK’s falling out with the EU could be good for it. I doubt it. Of course, if the UK leaves
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