General Anti-Avoidance Principle to be proposed in the Commons
Sunday, May 10th, 2009This from the blog of Michael Meacher MP: Next Tuesday and Wednesday the Commons will be debating the Committee stage of the Finance Bill on
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Goodbye to the British OFC?
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009The Bermuda Royal Gazette (where else could have such a paper?) reports: Offshore financial centres (OFCs) are facing a "Doomsday scenario" as the world’s major
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The reality of the Overseas Territories
Monday, April 27th, 2009Hansard reported a debate that took place last Thursday on the British Overseas Territories. The following is an edited selection from that debate: Sir John
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Caine joins the Vain Drain
Monday, April 27th, 2009I noted from the Daily Telegraph this morning that Michael Caine will be leaving the UK as a result of the 50% tax rate. The
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Foot misses the tsunami
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Curious that Michael Foot seems to have utterly missed the economic tsunami heading in the direction of the British tax havens in the form of
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Foot – the Gap Review
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Michael Foot’s interim report on his work reviewing the UK’s secrecy jurisdictions provides clear indication of three things. The first is that Michael Foot was
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What Will Panama Do Now?
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009The above is the title of a blog by Bob Bauman for the Sovereign Society. For those who do not know the Sovereign Society is
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Foot likes he’ll miss the target
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Michael Foot was commissioned to prepare a report on the British tax havens last November. There was never any doubt he was the wrong man
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Deconstructing Francesca, Mike and the ICAEW
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009The economy is in extraordinary mess. We have a budget deficit. We need an increased fiscal stimulus. Massive problems relating to tax avoidance and evasion,
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