Bono's rag - still promtoing tax havens
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Bono owns a serious slug of Forbes Magazine. And here it is promoting tax havens for all they’re worth – with pictures added to highlight
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The IMF says aid needs rethinking
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007Nick Shaxson has written a first rate price on the TJN blog. He refers to IMF thinking on aid, just published, that says: We find
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Geldof does a Bono
Sunday, July 29th, 2007I missed this one whilst away: Geldof plays the tax market in the same way that Bono does. In his case he’s using his non-domicile
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Happy birthday
Friday, June 8th, 2007I guess it’s fair to note that this blog celebrates a year of publication today. Since most fail after a few months I’m quite pleased
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Bono's partner pays up $3.5 million - because he's done nothing wrong
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Dennis Howlett covers the option backdating scandal at Apple today and provides links to useful stuff. Reuters summarise the story like this: Fred Anderson, Apple’s
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Bono's rag - promoting tax havens, using our data
Friday, March 16th, 2007As is well known, Bono bought part of Forbes magazine through his interest in Elevation Partners, a private equity firm. Bono is, as is now
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Who are you kidding?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007I’m told I was in Le Monde this weekend, being quoted about Bono. But what added a touch of irony was that on the opposite
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Tax avoidance and development just do not mix (someone please tell Bon0)
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007I’ve been called by quite a lot of news agencies about the Bono story, which has not hit the New York Times. This is what
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Some stories run and run
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007It’s good to see that some stories just run and run. Bono’s use of the Netherlands to minimise his tax bills is one of them.
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