The following was agreed at the World Social Forum in March. It has my support and that of the organisations listed at the end: The
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At long last, the UK accepts multilateral tax information exchange today
The Treasury issued this press release not long ago: New UK multilateral action to combat tax evasion The Government has today agreed with France, Germany,
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Talking ten years of tax justice in Brussels.
I am on my way to Brussels this morning to talk about ten year of tax justice to the European Socialist group in the parliament.
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The UK: treating people with contempt
I don’t agree with all Larry Elliott wrote in his Guardian article this morning. I do agree with his over-riding conclusion on why the UK is in such a
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The tax profession has to do better than name call if it’s going to be anything close to credible
It’s quite hard to think of a calm and appropriate response to an editorial comment in Taxation magazine this week in which editor Mike Truman awarded Margaret Hodge MP
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If Nick Clegg wants to talk tax fairness then he’s started in the wrong place
If Nick Clegg wants to talk tax fairness I’m delighted, and welcome it. I’m wholly non-partisan in my approach to those who want to do so, but
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Why we need tax justice in 2013
I said I would make no predictions for 2013. A few hours in and the weight of evidence makes me change my mind. In 2013
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Wealth – and why we should tax it
I am attending a discussion on wealth taxes this morning. In that context I noticed this on the Ekklesia web site as part of my
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Who is to say what is fair rate of tax?
Fiona McTaggart MP said in a debate on Google’s tax affairs on Channel 4 on Tuesday that she expected companies to pay their fair share
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