I was on BBC Radio Jersey this morning (no link yet) – replying to deputy Chief Minister Terry le Sueur, who was welcoming the government’s
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Get lost Senator Walker
Vince Cable has treated Senator Frank Walker of Jersey with the respect he deserves. According to a Jersey Evening Post report: LIBERAL Democrat Treasury spokesman
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Jersey needs to realise words are not enough: it’s action that counts
Fascinating how an idea can permeate fast. It is only this year that the Tax Justice Network began to seriously promote my definition of a
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Just tell us the truth
A commentator on this blog said recently: The JFSC does know how many trusts are in Jersey. Just because this information is not made public
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Brass-necked cheek
I had this letter in the Jersey Evening Post yesterday: I NOTE that Jersey is to ask major European banking centres to extend savings guarantees
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A lawyer smells the coffee
Stephen Platt is senior partner of law group Baker Platt. On BBC Radio Jersey this morning he sounded very worried. He’s issued a briefing on
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Absolutely outrageous, says the Royal Bank of Scotland
My friends down at Private Eye have been doing the sort of thing that only they do best, like asking awkward questions. Having noted questions
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This could kill the Channel Islands and Isle of Man – updated
The Guardian has reported: British savers with deposits in the Channel Islands have no protection for their money if their bank goes bust. After the
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Only on strict condition
The cheek of this article in the Jersey Evening Post is staggering: THE governments of major European banking centres are to be asked if they
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