Vince Cable has a rather shabby article in the Observer today. Superficially it reads well, starting: The G8 summit is a real chance to clean
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As the Observer notes today, the backlash against Cameron’s drive for transparency is growing. Now, I regret that, but I also regret the utter hypocrisy inherent in Cameron’s demands. As the Observer reports:
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Thought for the day (or at least, from Norwich Quaker meeting, this morning): From its earliest days our Society has laid great stress on honesty and the
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Vodafone reported this in 2010: On 22 July 2010 Vodafone reached agreement with the UK tax authorities with respect to the CFC tax case. Vodafone will pay
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Vodafone published this report today – as if to apologise for the fact that they did not pay any corporation tax in the UK:   So let
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Vodafone paid no corporation tax in the UK last year. Vodafone claims it paid lost of other taxes here. In fact it says it paid
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I think this letter needs no further explanation, but a definite note of thanks for the key line: We ask you, as Prime Minister and
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David Cay Johnston has written an other powerful article for the National Memo, in the USA, this week. As he notes: Powerful new data shows just how
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Yesterday’s blogs gave rise to a lot of comments, especially those on tax avoidance by large companies and a legal decision on the duty of
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