Barclays is quitting some tax havens - but the reasons given tell a sorry tale
Thursday, September 26th, 2013After news of Jersey’s continuing decline yesterday it is interesting to note the report in the FT this morning that Barclays is quitting many markets:
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Jersey's steady economic decline continues
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013Jersey’s statistics department issued its estimate of the island’s Gross Value Added (its national income) for 2012 today. It’s not a pretty story. The headline
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The government reveals its true tax haven spots
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013According to the Jersey Evening Post today: THE UK government is ‘very clear’ that it will not allow Jersey to be branded as a dodgy
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Time to put your cards face up on the table Philip Ozouf
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013Attending any party conference always involves a little anticipation of who you might bump into. I admit Philip Ozouf, Jersey's finance minister was not high
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Jersey puts the foxes in charge of defining the hen-house
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013I loved this exchange in the States of Jersey. Deputy Geoff Southern asked this written question: Given that in his response to my question of
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A correction to the Jersey Evening Post's misquotations
Wednesday, September 11th, 2013The Jersey Evening Post published an article on Monday quoting me that was riddled with errors. It said: A CRITIC of the Island’s finance industry
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David Cameron takes leave of his senses as he declares the UK has no tax havens left
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013Hansard reported the following exchange in the Commons yesterday: Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab): All 10 tax havens among the UK’s overseas territories and Crown dependencies committed
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Why Jersey is on the French tax haven black list
Thursday, September 5th, 2013I was in the Jersey media talking about why France has blacklisted Jersey as a non-cooperative tax haven. In Jersey there is a wish to
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Jersey's finance industry has now taken control of its police
Friday, August 30th, 2013I’ve long argued that Jersey is a captured state – indeed, I suggested programme on that theme to an independent television company in 2002, before
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