The source data has been linked to here, often, but for the record; yes, I did calculate the tax evasion figure.

George Monbiot is good on the politics of envy this morning, arguing that they are strongest amongst the rich. Read the whole article, it’s good.
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In the light of Ivan Horrocks article this morning this report from the FT is interesting: The attempt by Francis Maude, cabinet secretary, to inject commercial
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When one of the most right wing commentators on the FT says this, you have to wonder what Cameron can do to move right: This
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UBS has put in place new procedures to check that its  customers are declaring tax on their offshore deposits. As Fox News reports: UBS AG (UBS) has begun
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There have been about 9,600 entires on this blog in the last seven years. The vast majority have been written by me. But every now
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As the Guardian has reported overnight: The minister in charge of tax expressed support for a strategy to undermine evidence from a whistleblower who uncovered the notorious Goldman
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Having just published about conviction politics (in a piece actually written on Friday) I then discovered Ropy Hattersley has been doing the same thing in the Guardian this morning.
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I have suggested on many occasions that what Labour needs to do if it is to turn limited electoral success in council elections into a
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