The economics of the playground - the message from senior tax inspectors to HM Treasury
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011I was at a meeting in Westminster this morning organised by the Association of Revenue & Customs – the union representing the senior staff of
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The ICAEW wakes up and realises the public and private sector are connected
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011Nicola Smith at the TUC noted a report in the Times yesterday (I usually ignore the Times – it’s not worth the payment, unlike the
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Some still seem to believe in 'offshore innovation'
Monday, March 14th, 2011I note from the Kleinwort Benson website that it said last week: Kleinwort Benson has agreed a deal to acquire Close Brothers Offshore Group (“COG”)
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The cost of US tax subsidies to big business ? $365 billion
Friday, March 11th, 2011The Tax Justice Network blog has a great review of the evidence given by veteran US tax justice campaigner Bob McIntyre – the man credited
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It's very hard to take Cameron seriously when he abuses his own staff
Monday, March 7th, 2011David Cameron shows his incompetence daily. He’s been a knee-jerk disaster on Libya. Now he shows his own inability to manage. Unlike Cameron I’ve managed
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The butler, the housekeeper and the British Virgin Islands in Oxfordshire
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011The Independent has reported testimony in a UK employment tribunal yesterday where a butler and housekeeper are claiming unfair dismissal from their jobs at an
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The Tea Party takes on middle America
Thursday, February 24th, 2011From the First Post Daily: In Tahrir Square in Cairo, there was a young Egyptian man with a sign stating: ‘Egypt Supports Wisconsin Workers: One
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RBS loss almost the same as its bonuses
Thursday, February 24th, 2011The Guardian has reported in the last few minutes: Bailed out Royal Bank of Scotland reported losses of £1.1bn for 2010 — but still plans
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Facing Paxman - and why this corporation tax reform is so important
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011It’s one of the oddities of the work that I do that I’ve had to learn to manage the media over the last few years.
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