Religious leaders of all faiths demand tax transparency in the FT
Friday, April 5th, 2013The following letter was in the FT this morning. I endorse it and what it demands and am pleased by its ecumenical and multi-faith approach:
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A campaign win: Northern Ireland is not going to be a tax haven, yet
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013For the last 30 months or so I have been arguing against a cut in the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to match that in the Irish Republic.
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The OECD and the $100 billion it helps industry hide from tax authorities
Monday, March 18th, 2013Jesse Drucker from Bloomberg is the man who turned Google’s tax affairs into a global issue, with a little help from me. Now he’s at it again,
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Financial Times finds evidence of huge flight of rich after French tax hikes (or does it?)
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013The FT’s suggested the rich are rushing to leave France in an article entitled “Top executives join France exodus.” It focuses quite heavily (though not
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David Cameron is wrong about almost everything - even the Magic Money Tree
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013Martin Wolf is robust this morning in the FT: David Cameron’s “there is no alternative” speech last week on the UK economy has aroused much criticism. This
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The British government speaks with a forked tongue on corporate tax abuse when it's real goal is to make the UK a tax haven
Sunday, March 10th, 2013We have said this before. But let us simply put two statements from the British government next to each other. Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking in
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A tale of two Londons: Nick Shaxson's new feature for Vanity Fair
Thursday, March 7th, 2013A new, long Vanity Fair article hits the newsstands this week written by Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands. As Vanity Fair’s short online summary says: “In an
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The OECD say the integrity of the corporate tax system is under threat, and I'm allowed to evidence it
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013There has been a lot of reaction to my comments on HSBC and Rolls Royce. Some agree with my sentiments; a great many do not.
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Martin Wolf gets it: credit creates deposits, and not vice versa. So we need more lending
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Martin Wolf’s column in the FT should be essential reading today. At its core though is this comment: As Claudio Borio of the Bank for
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