The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that: The Australian Taxation Office wants to allow big business to oversee its own tax returns, internal documents reveal,
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The pressure of trying to collect tax when the government doesn’t want you to succeed
There was a shocking report in Wales Online yesterday: More than 17,000 days have been taken off work as a result of stress-related illness at
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Sark’s woes reveal something much more significant, which is UK complicity Crown Dependency abuse
The Guardian and other papers report concerns about good governance in Sark this morning, based on a report published by the House of Commons Select
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Labour is doing what Labour should do with its new banking policy: it is putting the establishment on the spot
There are times when I feel as if I am living in a surreal world. This morning is one of them. What is surreal is
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Freedom from fear requires the exercise of sound economic judgement, including deciding when to tell economists they’re wrong
I’ve just written about how Labour has to free itself from fear if it is to deliver for the people of the UK. That fear
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Has Labour freed itself from fear? It can’t be courageous if not
Even Labour’s own supporters are saying it’s time for them to deliver some policies. I agree. And I’m not asking for the sort of thing
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30 years of fracking. Is that it?
As the Guardian notes: Shale gas has the potential to meet all UK gas needs for 30 years, David Cameron said as he accused some opponents of fracking of
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When we look at a map we always try to find our home. Why can’t we do that in accounts
My sons reminded me of a joke last night. I think the original was by Michael McIntyre. The joke is about using maps on a
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Fracking and tax
The history of the extractive industries is riddled with corruption. Some is on a grand scale. Some is petty. Some definitely involves paying people off
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