I share this tweet. For background data click on it and read the following tweets. The reality is that even Matt Hancock says that the
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The new thinking that another Covid lockdown will demand from us
I have just posted this long thread on Twitter. It’s about the thinking required to adapt to the changes that I think Covid is now
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Expect the Big 4 accountants to oppose the G7 tax agreement – because collectively they are the backbone of the offshore world
I made this comment yesterday after the G7 tax deal was announced: I have been asked what the biggest impediments to delivery of the new
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The G7 tax deal: a first reaction says there is a long way to go to get this right as yet
Rishi Sunak issued this Tweet not long ago: the video in it can be played: https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1401133898847948803?s=20 He followed up with these tweets: What does this
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Those ‘flashing the cash’ will not be enough to create inflation, whatever they like to think
Of the many FT columnists Merryn Somerset Webb is one that irritates me. I would not be surprised if the feeling was mutual. She has
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Sunak is planning to harm people’s well-being without good reason
I wrote a column for The National in Scotland yesterday: I think this my best iteration of my concern about Sunak’s plans for austerity so
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New appointment: Professor of Accounting at Sheffield University Management School
I am pleased to report that I have been appointed as Professor of Accounting at Sheffield University Management School for the next two years. I
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People want corporate transparency on tax – so why don’t governments give it?
In 2013 I was one of the co-founders (and originator of the idea for) the Fair Tax Mark, which is now run by the Fair
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Morning thoughts
Morning thoughts from my Twitter feed: I might be saying things like this quite a lot for many months to come. Repetition is essential to
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