Some people might have noticed I’m not a great fan of Labour’s economic management right now. I’m not alone, I know. But I admit David
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I wrote yesterday of the UK’s opposition to global tax cooperation, especially when it comes to developing countries. Yet look at this by Larry Summers
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Bradford and Bingley is to be split in two. The Spanish get the worthwhile but. The UK taxpayer all the problems, which as the FT
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Fortis was saved by the combined governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg last night. It makes this advert all the more amusing for its
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These are my links for September 28th: Conservative conference: Tories publish economic recovery plan | Politics | guardian.co.uk – The detail is horrible But you're
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Will Hutton wrote an article with the above title in the Observer today. He accurately reflects my mood. He wrote: If more people understood what
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I can only express my amazement at the story uncovered by my Tax Justice Network colleague John Christensen last week and revealed in the Observer
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These are my links for September 27th: Phillip Blond: This is what George Osborne should say | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk – Even the
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Robert Peston has spreading alarm today. He has said taxpayers are exposed to loss on £41 billion of Bradford & Bingley mortgages. This is not
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