A coalition in the national interest
Saturday, June 25th, 2016I wrote this a week or so ago when discussing what might happen if Remain won the referendum: I believe that the challenge will be
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What will happen to the politics of the UK post Brexit?
Sunday, June 19th, 2016This post was written last Thursday. As a mark of respect to the late Jo Cox MP publication was delayed. I have already explained that
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Little Britain
Tuesday, May 31st, 2016The Guardian carries an article this morning on what might happen if the UK leaves the EU on 23rd June. It is interesting, but misses
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PWC and Opus Dei. Is the position clear?
Thursday, May 26th, 2016I was intrigued to note that PWC are offering part of a course on creating an ethical environment within a company at the Lismullin Institute in
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The end of politics as we know it or the grand coalition of hope that we would wish for?
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016The FT has a headline this afternoon that says: New Austrian leader warns mainstream parties may ‘disappear’ The story leads with: The head of Austria’s
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The professional bodies say they deplore criminal corruption - but turn a blind eye to the real abuse their members facilitate
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016It turned out that my question about what the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales was doing about the Corruption Summit was timely. They
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The EU's tax haven list is likely to be another whitewash
Monday, April 25th, 2016It has been widely reported that the EU is to prepare a new official list of tax havens. This, no doubt, will be linked to
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Caroline Flint MP on country-by-country reporting in the Commons yesterday
Thursday, March 17th, 2016I am reproducing here the vast majority of a speech made by Caroline Flint MP during the budget debate yesterday as I think it worth
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The UK's tax competitiveness
Friday, March 11th, 2016The FT reports this morning that: Britain has failed to regain its top slot in a league table of multinationals’ favourite tax regimes in Europe,
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