I met with three friends yesterday to share the pleasure of their company, to talk about at issues in the way never possible over Zoom,
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The EU ducks delivering real sustainability reporting
The European Union announced its plans for new, mandatory, sustainability reporting this week. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has a good
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Labour’s planning hundreds of thousands of new jobs – but isn’t saying how as yet
I was pleased to see this headline, hidden somewhat low, in the Guardian this morning: Labour unveils £30bn plan to create 400,000 green jobs Hallelujah,
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Now they’re corrupting the news stories in their corruption
Government corruption is now normal. Yesterday we learned that the VIP channel for Covid procurement took up so much of officials’ time last year that
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Scotland will need a strong competition policy when it’s independent
In The National in Scotland, yesterday, my argument that Scotland will need a strong competition policy when it’s independent: 'Hidden within the furore on this issue
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From an un-caring economy to a caring economy: the Tax Justice Network podcast, April 2021
This month’s Taxcast from the Tax Justice Network is out: Welcome to the latest episode of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast, the Taxcast. You can
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We have a long way to go to beating the coronavirus pandemic
I was asked to share this, and am happy to do so. It is a recording of an Independent Sage meeting, a week ago, when
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A new definition of the purpose of audit
I am sharing this note in the hope of attracting comment on it. Although the readers of this blog, seemingly like the world at large,
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The amoral cesspit that is Johnson’s government
Three reports in The Guardian are telling this morning. The first refers to the cuts in the UK’s overseas aid budget, on which more detail
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