Jersey was once a place of refuge, and not the home of offshore finance
Thursday, December 21st, 2023John Christensen, with whom I worked for many years in the Tax Justice Network, and I had the chance to catch up during our visit
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Ending the toxic politics that is breaking the UK, and the world beyond
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023Might I make a plea to those who usually ignore what I write about Scotland, and suggest what follows is of universal UK appeal, and
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The late Pat Lucas
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023I am heading to Jersey today. It will be my first flight for four years. I can’t avoid it: the boat service at this time
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Taxing Wealth Report 2024: The UK needs an Office for Tax Responsibility
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note suggests that the
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We must find a solution to funding the global Green New Deal
Thursday, December 14th, 2023As Larry Elliott notes in the Guardian this morning: Urgent action is needed to prevent record debt repayments by the world’s poorest countries developing into
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HMRC now know how much international tax they're not being paid
Monday, December 11th, 2023The Guardian reports this morning that: US multinationals underpaid £5.6bn in tax in the UK last year, HM Revenue & Customs believes, according to a
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The Resolution Foundation’s proposed method for ending stagnation would deliver a massive recession instead
Saturday, December 9th, 2023For reasons I am not sure of, I missed the publication by the Resolution Foundation of its report entitled ‘Built to last: Towards a sustainable
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We can use private capital for public benefit
Thursday, December 7th, 2023I was asked this question on the blog last night and, to be candid, was just too tired by the time I finished work to
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There is a way out of stagnation. Its not hard to work out. It could be delivered. But first of all we have to care about each other. Is that possible?
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023Martin Wolf has a column in the FT this morning that is headlined: He does not answer the question as to what the solution is.
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