These are my links for November 26th: Mark Lynas: The environmental catastrophe makes recession look insignificant, yet Darling's plans will make it worse | –
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Why the VAT cut won’t work
An economist of my acquaintance sent me the following note. With his permission I reproduce it: There is a good deal to be welcomed in
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Jersey begins to sink
This article is from the Jersey Evening Post. It is significant, so I reproduce a lot of it: JERSEY’S finance industry has weathered the autumn
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Is Libor part of the problem?
Adam Lent at the TUC has written one of the most thoughtful and original blogs on the current economic crisis that I have yet read.
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Head in the sand time in Douglas, Isle of Man
I note that Isle of Man Treasury Minister Allan Bell has said of the up-coming review of the Crown Dependencies that: This is really the
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Dealing with the banks
I appreciated John Kay’s article in the FT this morning, of only because I agree with much of it. He says: Nationalised financial institutions have
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Tax competition is indefensible
I promoted a talk I did in the City last night here, a while ago. My slides are here. It was an interesting debate, promoted
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for November 25th
These are my links for November 25th: FT.com / Companies / Retail – Competing proposals to save Woolworths – It doesn't look like VAT will
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The future of Jersey
I was on BBC Radio Jersey this morning (no link yet) – replying to deputy Chief Minister Terry le Sueur, who was welcoming the government’s
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