Sometimes you just have to laugh
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011This comment was in the Jersey Evening Post, from Geoff Cook, the head of Jersey Finance, which markets the island’s financial services sector: In a
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Just when the Isle of Man might need to borrow S&P go and downgrade it
Friday, November 11th, 2011The Wall Street Journal has reported: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its long-term sovereign rating on the Isle of Man from triple-A, the firm’s
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Guernsey company threatens to take UK to court on VAT abuse
Friday, November 11th, 2011A Guernsey company is threatening to demand a judicial review in the UK of the decision to end Low Value Consignment Relief from Guernsey and Jersey in April next year to
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Questions on Hinchingbrooke Hospital - how can privatisation fit into the NHS?
Thursday, November 10th, 2011I posted about the ten year deal transferring management of Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon to a private, offshore controlled, company this morning. Now a commentator on this blog has asked
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NHS hospital now run from Jersey and the British Vigin Islands - welcome to the National Heist Service
Thursday, November 10th, 2011As the Guardian reports this morning: A private company, listed on the stock market, has been given the right to deliver a full range of
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Yikes! - Christensen and Murphy together - don't tell Jersey
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011Just noticed this on Facebook… Me and John Christensen together. Enough to cause considerable distress in Jersey!
The end of the Channel Islands' VAT abuse
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011I have campaigned for several years to end the abuse of VAT Low Value Consignment Relief by companies based in the Channel Islands. Richard Allen
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Who is paying for Jersey to be a tax haven?
Monday, November 7th, 2011The reason why places like Jersey became tax havens was to raise tax revenue from third parties. The tax revenues raised were, in effect, export
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What do #occupylondon want?
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011I spoke on the above issue at the Front Line club last night. And i stress, straight away, that I have no obvious right to
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