The Edge: Ireland has ‘no problem’ with U2 tax status
Friday, July 15th, 2011There’s a great article in The First Post Daily under the above headline. ‘The Edge’ – Bono’s best mate – has lashed out in the Baltimore Sun
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Bono Pay Up Weekend is upon us
Friday, June 24th, 2011U2 heads the line up at Glastonbury festival this weekend and the stage is set for Art Uncut’s events targeting their tax dodging. Away from Glastonbury,
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Thank you Bono - now push this to its logical conclusion
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011We’re pleased that Bono, in an open letter to President Sarkozy published in Le Monde 27 Jan, calls out for transparency of tax reporting from
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Barclays, tax havens and how to describe it
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Bob Diamond was before the Treasury Select Committee yesterday. Chuka Umunna, MP fr Streatham, was one of those questioning him. And as the Daily Mail
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India: a case of onions first, with a little help from country-by-country reporting
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010It seems right to juxtapose two articles in the FT over the last couple of days. First this: Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister, already under
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Why tax avoidance is a breach of contract
Monday, December 13th, 2010I have the following post on the UK Uncut blog this morning. They used the title “If ever there was a campaign the Tories should
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Bono Aid
Friday, December 3rd, 2010From the First Post: Amid all the debate about Ireland’s financial woes and the subsequent bailout by British and European taxpayers, one voice has remained
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Bono – where are you now?
Monday, November 22nd, 2010 As I have mentioned here, more than once, over the last few years, somewhat I gather to his chagrin, Bono famously fled Ireland’s corporate
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Back to Bono
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010Not a day goes by that someone does not visit this site to read about my ongoing relationship with Bono. I noted in that context
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