I’ve long argued that Jersey is a captured state – indeed, I suggested programme on that theme to an independent television company in 2002, before
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France says Jersey is a tax haven deserving to be penalised for its failure to cooperate in the war on tax abuse
The FT reported last night: France has stepped up its assault on tax havens by blacklisting Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Jersey, in a sudden
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Even the FT is reporting that the UK Transparency of Lobbying Bill won’t work and is blatantly biased
It’s good to see that the FT has picked up the theme of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill being an
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Singapore’s private bankers need to tell the truth
There’s an article on the woes of Singapore’s private banking sector in the FT this morning which is so disingenuous it is laughable. At it’s
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Private health care is just a tale of backhanders and excessive profits
Oh, for the wonders of private health care! The Guardian has just reported: The country’s largest private hospital groups will have to sell up to
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Putting the record straight – Paul Mason and the opportunities the Left could miss
I wrote a blog yesterday in which I argued the Left needed to have a clearer understanding of who any economic policy it was creating
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The world’s central bankers are just waiting for the next financial crisis to come along
Robin Harding has an excellent article in the FT this morning in which he says: The world is doomed to an endless cycle of bubble,
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HS2 is the wrong type of investment
I’m one of those who says we are having the wrong type of recovery. When whatever recovery we are having is based on the use
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Labour demands reform to the Lobbying Bill to protect freedom of speech
It’s good to note that Angela Eagles has, in behalf of the Labour Party, picked up the cudgel on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and
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