I think this graph tells a story very few seem to know about: All data is from the HM Treasury Pocket Bank for 30 September.
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The FT tells a story without realising this morning. This combination of stories appeared on one of their emailed news alerts today: I am sure
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There is a ludicrous article in the Guardian tonight which makes no sense at all despite being written by Denis Campbell, who seems to be
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George Osborne has said today to the Institute of Directors that businesses: get out there and put the business argument. Because there are plenty of
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The following is from a speech from the late Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill, former Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and Senior
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Wonga has messed up. It’s lent to people who could not pay hundreds of percent interest rates. It’s even lent to people who just did
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According to EU focussed website Euractiv: Forcing banks in the EU to publish their turnover and taxes will help the economy, according to research for
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I am intrigued by the continuing decline of the big supermarket chains. Leave aside Tesco’s accounting problems at the moment and the impact on share
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In the late 1990s my friend and tax justice colleague John Christensen left Jersey, fed up with saying, in his role as senior economics adviser
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