What does Jersey know about the Isle of Man
Thursday, April 12th, 2007The report I wrote on the UK’s enormous subsidy to the Isle of Man did, unsurprisingly, attract attention in Jersey. At least two politicians asked
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Senator Stuart Syvret
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007For reasons that will be obvious I cannot comment on a story in the Jersey Evening Post today. Dennis Howlett has though.
Integrity and politicians
Thursday, April 5th, 2007A long standing and senior Jersey politician who I have advised on many occasions made a very odd complaint to me recently. He rather angrily
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Reform of the EU Savings Directive?
Friday, March 30th, 2007I hear rumour that the EU is looking seriously at revisions to the Savings Directive. These are the changes that they would like to to
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Tesco to Switzerland means its time for the UK to act
Thursday, March 29th, 2007Accountancy Age has reported what has been known for some time, that Tesco is moving its Jersey CD and DVD operation to Switzerland. The UK
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The Isle of Man - preferring abuse to the truth
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Isle of Man Today has reported the reaction of the Island’s Treasury Minister Allan Bell on the research Tax Research and the Tax Justice Network
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Only in Jersey
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007I couldn’t help but notice a recent but in the Jersey Evening Post – which I read for too often for my own good. They’d
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The Guernsey and jersey CD racket can only be a sham
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007The BBC reported an important development in the CD market yesterday. As they noted: Online music store CD-Wow has been found in contempt of court
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What our Isle of Man research means for Jersey and Guernsey
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007Our recent research shows that the Isle of Man is heavily subsidised by the UK. My best estimate is by £270 million a year, of
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