A year today I must either have a new job, be self-employed again, or for the first time in my life be unemployed. That is
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Blog issues
The blog web certificates were changed last night to the latest level of security. The downside is some functionality is a little wobbly this morning.
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The UK government has not got the political will to tackle money laundering
The UK government is acting typically hypocritically on money laundering this morning. As the Guardian, amongst many others, reports: Estate agents, high street solicitors and
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Why can’t Philip Hammond get the most basic economic facts right?
I am finally back in the UK with time to notice the budget. And one of the most notable things about it was Philip Hammond’s
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How to tax digital companies
I have been asked overnight and this morning how I would tax digital companies. My answer is that I would apply to the what I
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How to fix the tax system – a Progressive Economy Forum podcast by me
The Progressive Economy Forum issued a number of podcasts to coincide with the budget yesterday. This one from me on reform of the tax system
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No budget is likely to be so wrong
I was asked for comment by quite a lot of organisation on yesterday’s budget. Knowing that I would not actually be watching it I wrote
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It looks like Jersey is failing an EU imposed tax test, yet again
As I outlined last December, the European Union’s decision to put Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man on what was, in effect, their tax
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Paul Volcker and the courageous state
I doubted I would ever find much common ground with Paul Volcker, the perennial US economic adviser who I always associate with the influence of
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