Jon Snow of Channel 4 News is one of the most respected journalists in the UK. He wrote from Davos yesterday, noting stories in the
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I note this morning that Dan Mitchell of the far-right US Center for Freedom and Prosperity has a response to yesterday’s report in the Sunday
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As the Mail on Sunday reports today: When Barclays boss Bob Diamond confirmed that the bank had about 300 subsidiaries in tax havens there were
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The Financial Times has published a review of Nick Shaxson’s book, Treasure Islands. it finds lots to praise, but I’ll address its negatives, which are:
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The Treasury has announced the creation of a study group to look at a UK general anti-avoidance principle. As it says: Graham Aaronson QC, today
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The Guardian has reported this morning that: The Tote, the government-owned bookmaker, is braced for a backlash over plans to move a portion of its
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I’ve heard a joke over the last day or so that False Economy is seeking to redefine tax competition, here.

Three campaigns against cuts, and their consequences have come to my attention today. 38 degrees have a campaign against forest privatisation, and against NHS cuts.
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The Irish Times has noted: The [Irish] government has told the European Commission that imminent moves to introduce pan-European rules on the taxation of business
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