The FT notes: President Barack Obama on Tuesday night issued an urgent call for the US to lessen its reliance on oil and move towards
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If Osborne does this I’ll have to say I’m pleased
The FT notes: George Osborne will use the chancellor’s annual Mansion House speech to warn big banks that they will have to pay for the
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Irish government comes down off the fence on country by country reporting
In May 2010, Christian Aid published a report entitled ‘Tax of Life’ highlighting the impact of tax dodging on Irish Aid programme countries. It’s a
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The folly of following Ireland – whose cuts have not worked
George Osborne has said, often, that Ireland is the model the UK should follow in tackling its deficit. So it’s fascinating to read a paper
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The cuts are based on the premise that people will take more risk when faced with increased uncertainty. And it’s wrong
The Economics of Ignorance is widespread. It is what is fuelling wholly politically motivated demand for cuts in our economy. The economics of ignorance is
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Tax profession hits out at cuts in HMRC help for taxpayers
Sometimes the tax profession gets things right. This has just posspoed into my inbox from the Low Income Tax Reform Group — sponsored by the
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Coalition government near collapse
That’s the German one, by the way. But as the Guardian report makes clear, the big issue is the rising unpopularity and perceived unfairness of
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Will Clegg be forgiven?
As the First Post Daily says: Why has Clegg, who espoused the eminently sensible Blanchflower line during the election campaign, morphed into a public spending
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Secrecy jurisdictions: the end is foreseeable
As Dow Jones reports via the Wall Street Journal: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its ratings on Andorra, citing the high and rising level
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