There was a debate in the Commons on the tax gap yesterday. Labour initiated it. John McDonnell led the attack for them. You can read
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Financial Secrecy: a curse that still plagues the world
In 2009 I directed the first ever iteration of the Tax Justice Network Financial Secrecy Index. It has come a long way since then, in
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Freeports will hardly be a game-changer for the British economy
I have given some attention to freeports over recent weeks, but I admit much I learned on the issues has come from my friend and
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The rise in self employment may be linked to falling productivity
It is not very hard to find commentary on the UK’s failing productivity: they are commonplace because, as a matter of fact, our national productivity
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Johnson’s true Brexit objectives were revealed by the video he released last night
I watched Johnson’s tawdry little video about the UK leaving the EU this morning: I had not the slightest inclination to do so last night.
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From The Times, this morning: when will accountants take tax avoidance seriously?
Tax spillovers – the video
New from the Coffers project: And I know it’s a slightly odd production. The coffee cup lost relevance as the production was animated. And there
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The Rev Lord Stephen Green’s $192 million legacy for HSBC
The FT has reported this morning that: HSBC’s private bank will pay $192m in penalties and admit to helping US customers hide more than $1bn
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Mapping Multinational Tax Avoidance
This is excellent, from my co-author Saila Stausholm of Copenhagen Business School. She’s suggesting that research shows that we can beat tax haven abuse by
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