Tackling abusive lending
Friday, December 22nd, 2006One part of my work which I mention very little here is a continuing, if small, role in the campaign against exploitative secondary lending by
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How the poorest keep the US and UK going
Monday, December 11th, 2006A comment was posted on one of my stories from August in the last couple of days. It reveals so much I thought I’d reproduce
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Small company accounts - on the record
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006In my last blog on this issue I asked for readily available and therefore non-burdensome data on ownership and management to be included in small
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The case against cash accounting
Monday, October 30th, 2006AccountingWEB is starting a call for cash accounting for small businesses in UK tax returns. It’s calling it Cash Accounting for Small Enterprises, or the
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Jersey shoots itself in the foot
Monday, October 2nd, 2006Jersey’s new trust laws have been the subject to some comment on this site, and in the Jersey and UK national press, at least partly
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Jersey - putting tax before regulation
Thursday, September 21st, 2006The correspondence between Jersey’s tax officials, civil servants and politicians draw attention to some pretty unsavoury consequences of that island’s new trust laws. It would
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Charity
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006This article is worth reading. I don’t know the author. I strongly sympathise with his sentiments. They are pertinent in the UK at the moment
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Bono's choice
Sunday, August 20th, 2006Holiday is a great time for reflection. It’s also an opportunity to stand back from the day to day and to view the bigger picture.
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The future of pensions
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006Most people worry about their pensions. But the issues that worry them are usually whether they have paid in enough, or whether they have chosen
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