Plan B for Jersey – the saga continues
Friday, September 24th, 2010As some will know, Colin Powell, the man many think behind all power in jersey, one time head of its civil service, then head of
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Jersey – an “independent” financial centre?
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010There was a conference last week in Jersey, the aim of which was to explore the possibility of the island (and Guernsey) becoming independent of
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Tax Justice and PCS at the LibDems
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network did yesterday’s PCS fringe meeting at the LibDem conference. The Guardian has given it extensive coverage: A former
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I don’t do rockets – but I understand what he means
Friday, September 17th, 2010My Jersey correspondent whose comments I’ve just posted concluded his mail saying: Don’t know if you’ve ever come across a Canadian songwriter called Bruce Cockburn,
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Jersey: getting it’s priorities wrong
Friday, September 17th, 2010As one of my Jersey correspondents has told me this morning: The States have been debating their spending plan. The "tax and spend" lobby is
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Jersey – in terminal decline
Friday, September 10th, 2010Jersey just keeps on sinking, rapidly: Bank deposits in Jersey fell during the second quarter of 2010 as global austerity measures affected the world’s financial
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Jersey: proving it’s anything but a supporter of free markets
Monday, September 6th, 2010It’s fascinating to note that Jersey, that bastion of the free movement of capital is so ready to argue to restrict access for labour: ISLANDERS
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Insider dealing: the perfect offshore crime
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010The FT has reported: Organised criminals in the UK are becoming increasingly involved in financial frauds including insider share dealing that they see as lucrative
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To Jersey: more answers please
Monday, August 16th, 2010I noted the reply Colin Powell, the senior adviser to the government of Jersey, sent me regarding my requests for further information about transparency and
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