Philip Stephens is not my favourite FT commentator. But as the trailer for his article this morning says: For outsiders looking in on the crises
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Little commented on this morning is clause 10 of yesterday’s Euro deal, which says (my highlight added): We are determined to continue to provide support to countries under programmes
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From the Tax Justice Network blog, with permission: The World Bank has published a new report under its Stolen Asset Recovery (STAR) Initiative looking at stolen assets.
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It looks like the German plan of simply asking banks to do the Eurozone a favour by rolling over their bonds into new,  discounted, long-term
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Having just put up several blogs before 8am it seems odd to say I might be going into blogging purdah, but needs must. The Courageous State –
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From the Channel Online TV: Online greeting card company Funkypigeon could soon become the latest fulfilment business to set up in Guernsey. The business is recruiting on
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Let me stress, straight away, I’m not suggesting the Tea Party are physical terrorists. But in conversation yesterday an idea occurred to me. Suicide bombing
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To continue yesterday’s metaphor…it looks like the Archduke may survive after all. Merkel and Sarkozy supposedly have the umpteenth deal to save the Euro without making fundamental change and
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I see the National Audit Office has said: HM Revenue & Customs faces a significant challenge in securing a £1.6 billion reduction in running costs
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