I gather the UK government announced yesterday that: The Exchequer Secretary has asked Graham Aaronson QC to lead a study into a General Anti Avoidance
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Jersey protested too
Tax protestors did a great job in the UK at the weekend. But they weren’t alone. Protests also took place in Jersey, where as the
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Polly on tax protests
Polly Toynbee was at the tax justice protests in Oxford street on Saturday. Good for her! As she said in the Guardian today: These brilliant
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Why tackling tax avoidance is the right thing to do
An American judge once said “Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.” He was right. Tax is central to our way of
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Tax protests tomorrow
The Guardian reports: Scotland Yard has deployed undercover officers to spy on a network of activists whose viral campaign against tax avoiders threatens to close
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The human cost of VAT abuse…
The VAT Loophole web site has had a letter of support from Graham Jones who wrote the excellent and best selling book Last Shop Standing
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UK does not get World Cup – thank goodness
I am delighted by news that the UK will not be getting the World Cup. I am not being a spoil sport — I rather
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John le Carre on all things secret – and unacceptable
The Tax Justice Network has published the following blog, which is simply too important to ignore. So, with their permission I reproduce it, in full.
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SAB MIller doesn’t get it
SAB Miller has been accused of tax avoiding by Action Aid. Note: it has been accused of tax avoiding. That’s legal. Unethical. But legal. In
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