The Sunday Telegraph has reported: A Labour government under Ed Miliband would be a “catastrophe” for Britain, the head of one of the UK’s biggest
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We need more variations on this theme
I am not a member of a political party. I will not be endorsing any party in the run up to the election. I want
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Merkel might need a few lessons in negotiation
You can’t reach the age of 56 and be a chartered accountant without having learned one or two things about financial negotiations. Drop the word
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Growth was 50% better under Labour than it is under this government
The following comes straight from Simon Wren-Lewis’ ‘Mainly Macro’ blog. He entitled it ‘To all UK Journalists’ Growth under Labour, including the Great Recession, was
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Mbeike report on financial crime will shift global tax debate
This press release was issued by Christian Aid today and I share it here because I share the goals: A new African Union report showing
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It’s officially confirmed that accountants really do not know what the public interest is
The following notice has just been published by the Financial Reporting Council: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) today publishes the decision of the Appeal Tribunal
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The self employed’s income – new data shows 77% are in poverty
Amongst the new tax data from HMRC published today was updated information on the income of the self employed. That for 2012/13, the most recent
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UK bank publicised tax avoidance strategy for use in some of the world’s poorest countries
This press release came from Action Aid, today, and is worth sharing: One of Africa’s most high-profile banks — Standard Chartered — publicised the advice
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What people in the UK really earn
Research has shown most people have little clue how income is distributed in the UK. In particular, the wealthiest think they are worse off then
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