The G7 tax deal: a first reaction says there is a long way to go to get this right as yet
Saturday, June 5th, 2021Rishi 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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The EU did not rise to the challenge of country-by-country reporting
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021I wrote yesterday about the negotiation that was scheduled on country-by-country reporting in the EU which, it was hoped would bring a favourable outcome by
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Why won't the left combine to give people the progressive alliance that they so clearly want?
Monday, May 31st, 2021I just posted this thread on Twitter. It is as relevant here: know that I am not alone on the left in wondering how, if
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Governments and multinational corporations have a duty of care to deliver on climate change but we need the accounting to ensure that they do
Friday, May 28th, 2021I have been intrigued by three reports in the Guardian. The first is this: A court in the Hague has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its
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EU civil society organisations and trade unions call for urgent corporate tax transparency plan rethink
Thursday, May 27th, 2021Transparency International published this post today, and I cross-post from there as a signatory referred to in it: Sixty-two civil society organisations and trade unions
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Out of the political confusion of this week the new is waiting to be born
Sunday, May 9th, 2021There is one very clear message from this week’s elections. It is that politically the UK is in a very confused state. This needs some
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Let’s turn our work, our communities, our finances, our government, our taxes, to common purpose
Friday, May 7th, 2021I have suggested that Labour needs a narrative. It does. Let me offer one to Labour, the Greens, the SNP, Plaid and anyone who wants
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How much debt would Scotland owe the rest of the UK if it were to be independent?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021Summary This is a long post that was first published in July 2020 and which addresses one of the most sensitive issues in the Scottish
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Northern Ireland at 100
Monday, May 3rd, 2021Northern Ireland was created on 3 May 1921. I am reluctant to use the word creation in the context of Northern Ireland right now, when
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