According to Washington and London, a US/UK trade deal is coming soon. It is bound to represent a massive loss of freedom for the UK.
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Can democracy survive the amounts Musk can spend on politics?
Democracy is based on the principle of rule by the people – all of whom stand equal in the process. But with the money he’s
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Holding out for what matters
I hoped to wake up this morning to the news that Biden was heading for the White House. And, of course, he may be. That
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That election
Today is not really Election Day in the USA. It may well be that a majority of those likely to vote in the US Presidential
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What is the future for England?
The following paragraphs were written as tweets. Each was, then, constrained to 280 characters. And as they were posted separately, and not as a thread,
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A 10% extra tax on banks, and stop tax relief on banker’s pay
Goldman Sachs is supposedly having a great year: Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm’s 140-year
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Why the UK can’t sign TIEAs
The standard OECD Tax Information Exchange Agreement includes this clause in Article 5: 4. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that its competent authorities for the
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Putting the UK’s house in order
I have already blogged a new report describing the shocking ease with which it is possible to create companies in the UK, published in the
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New study – Britain and the U.S. may be the dirtiest tax havens
Switzerland’s Le Temps newspaper has just pointed out a remarkable new study by Jason Sharman, an offshore expert (he wrote a book on the OECD
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