Nick Shaxson and I had an article in the FT on Saturday (or here) on the future of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. I’m aware
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The ‘tax amnesty’ – progress to date
This report in the Sunday Times seems a good summary of progress to date on the so-called ‘tax amnesty’. I agree with the sentiment in
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Prem Sikka in the Guardian
I was at a meeting in the City recently. I explained the work I did and the people I worked with. I mentioned my friend
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ATTAC Jersey
The Tax Justice agenda is catching on
TJN and Jersey’s Social Housing
Some like to say that the Tax Justice Network is a one issue concern. Others, especially in places like Jersey, say we add nothing to
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10 reasons why Country-by-Country accounting is vital
In the 1980s I was a volunteer for Oxfam. At the time I remember discussing the role an accountant could play in campaigning on development
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IFRS 8 – heading for trouble in Europe
I have had an ongoing battle with the IASB on IFRS 8. This standard moves accounting into uncharted waters that only the US have looked
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African Oil and American Foreign Policy
Nick Shaxson, the TJN media officer has a new book out ‘Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil’. He’s talked about it in the
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