Who did the Big 4 fund before the general election?
Thursday, August 19th, 2010The issue of who the Big 4 did fund before the election seems to have been of some (actually, considerable) interest since the figures for
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The arrogance of Saint Bob
Monday, April 5th, 2010The arrogance of Saint Bob | John Hilary | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk . John Hilary of War on Want – with whom I
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One third of Africa’s wealth is outside Africa
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Paul Collier of Oxford is speaking at the Task Force — he chairs its economists panel. One third of Africa’s wealth is outside Africa he
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Country-by-country reporting in the Guardian
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009This is from today’s Guardian: You are an opposition politician in a developing country rich in minerals. You want to establish exactly how much tax
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Tax and corporate transparency
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009I gave a talk to an HMRC conference yesterday, talking about tax and corporate transparency. This, broadly speaking is what I said: We have of
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Geldof gets it?
Friday, April 3rd, 2009This is from the TJN blog yesterday: The aid campaigner Bob Geldof apparently just told Richard Murphy, in front of a scrum of cameras, that
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Peston says tax havens are done and dusted
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009Robert Peston has said on the BBC that tax havens are done and dusted. God knows who he is talking to. I’m not getting that
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Bono: If he doesn't act now, it could be the biggest PR disaster of his career
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Sorry to bang on about Bono — but the man deserves it. Look at this from the Irish Independent: Fifteen minutes. That’s how long it
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Bono: meet me and discuss the issue
Monday, March 2nd, 2009The Sunday Times reported yesterday: The campaign to embarrass the members of U2 over their tax avoidance is getting its boots on. Following a demonstration
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