Robert Skidelsky on the merits of People's Quantitative Easing
Thursday, August 20th, 2015Lord Robert Skidelsky, an economist who I have never met but whose work on Keynes I would thoroughly recommend to anyone, had an article in
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Will the patent box break BEPS?
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015Tax Notes International published an article on patent boxes yesterday. This got bounced around the Tax Justice Network senior adviser network and I thought I might
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The Observer's bankrupt when it comes to Labour
Sunday, July 19th, 2015If you read the Observer today you would think that the Tories will rule in the UK until at least 2030. You would also believe
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Jersey's finances going down the pan
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015The Jersey Evening Post reported yesterday that: JERSEY’S fiscal ‘black hole’ has now mushroomed to £145m — around £1,438 for every local resident — according
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The end of my European dream
Tuesday, July 14th, 2015The imposition of German demands on Greece, without consideration for its democracy, sovereignty or interests, is one of those moments that changes everything. I grew
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The EU's banks do seem to be shifting profits for tax
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015A new report by me analysing the result of EU bank’s country-by-country reporting under the terms of the Capital Requirements Directive has been published by the
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Fintan O'Toole nails Greece, and Ireland
Wednesday, July 1st, 2015I am a fan of Fintan O’Toole. His book The Ship of Fools was a classic. His writing for the Irish Times is exceptional. He
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I'd vote No in Greece
Tuesday, June 30th, 2015Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Mason and Aditya Chakrabortty all make clear what the issue is in Greece. All imply where there hearts lie. They would vote
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Can we use some economic logic please?
Wednesday, June 24th, 2015No one knows what the short-term outcome of the negotiations between the EU and Greece will be. I won’t even guess. What I do instead
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