Some time ago I defined the ultimate aim of the offshore operator as being “nowhere”. It seems Apple are aiming for that: APPLE is attempting to
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Where is the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales on the matter of tax ethics?
The subject of tax and ethics has never been more important. And where is the leading accounting institute in the UK in this debate? Nowhere
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Cameron: the friend of tax haven secrecy
David Cameron’s demand to tax havens that they open themselves up to transparency, issued yesterday, is not all it seems. The demand that campaiganers have made is
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It’s time the bright, the difficult, the grey-haired and the underprivileged were given a voice
I have to agree with Jenni Russell’s article in the Guardian this morning: Politics needs mavericks, not just the same old chumocracy and groupthink That
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This afternoon, in the House of Lords
I am giving evidence to the House of Lords this afternoon: The evidence I am giving will, in fact, be on behalf of the TUC and Tax Justice Network,
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Apple’s pernicious call to legitimise tax abuse to advance the wealth of a few at cost to the world at large
At long last Apple is receiving high profile attention for its tax avoidance, which is probably the biggest such activity in the world. As the FT reports this morning: US
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We’re not just fighting big business about tax: we’re fighting for democracy and our way of life
The Guardian notes this morning that: The bosses of some of Britain’s largest multinational corporations have urged David Cameron to stop moralising and rein in his rhetoric
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A few thoughts on David Cameron’s letter to the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
I’ve just posted David Cameron’s letter to the G8. I did so because there is a fundamental problem at the core of this letter. Much
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Guest blog from David Cameron
As some know, I do occasionally do guest blogs here. So as a special treat here is one from the Prime Minister: _____________ As part of the
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