The Pope on globalisation
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008TheTimes has reported that: The Pope, who is preparing an encyclical on the social effects of globalisation, gave a homily at St Peter’s yesterday on
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Jersey: a house built on sand
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Jersey has issued its Economic Digest for 2007. It is a fascinating document. These are some of the highlights: ¬? In 2006 Jersey’s total GVA
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Multi-million bonuses shame City
Monday, December 17th, 2007War on Want issued the follwoing press release today: Tax haven poverty alert The City of London today came under fire for paying out million
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Everything has changed
Friday, December 14th, 2007Martin Wolf is one of the biggest hitters in the world on economic thinking. He said in this FT column this week that: These are
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Zambia wants the tax it's owed
Monday, October 29th, 2007Nick Mathiason of the Observer has been in Zambia looking at the issue of tax not paid by that countries copper industry. In doing so
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World Bank targets corruption in 'havens'
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007The World Bank has announced a new programme of asset recovery, to be undertaken jointly with the UN. As its president Robert Zoellick said yesterday:
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The threat to democracy
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007The Guardian reports this morning that: International organised crime has become a $2 trillion (£984bn) behemoth that threatens to pervert democracy around the world and
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Anglo American: The Alternative Report
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007War on Want have published a damning indictment of Anglo American. The report and related materials can be read here. The summary of the report
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UK Flood PLC
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007I don’t want to exploit other’s misery. I’d hate to be flooded right now, and have not been. I’m grateful. That said, I’m aware I
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