There's a revolution happening, whether we like it or not
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014Come what may, a revolution is happening in the UK. I don’t think history will call it Salmind’s Revolt. I think it may call it
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The new horizon: the non-United Kingdom
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014Opinion polls suggest that Scotland may just vote for independence this month. Even if they don’t Scotland now has taxing powers and is bound to
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Scotland has a General Anti-Avoidance Rule
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014One aspect of the passing of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act by the Scottish parliament last week was that Scotland has something to
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Forget the problems of monetary union - it's tax union that matters with Scotland
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014Much of the discussion on Scottish independence has focused on the future of the pound. I am not going to decry the importance of money:
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Place matters
Thursday, August 14th, 2014I was troubled to read this comment in the FT this morning: Globalisation and free trade have brought many advantages. But that sense that companies
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The wrong type of investment
Wednesday, August 6th, 2014George Osborne backed the One North project yesterday. I wish he hadn't. Please don't get me wrong though. I have argued long and hard for
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Who rewarded Matt Ridley? In the absence of evidence let's call them bankers
Sunday, August 3rd, 2014Nick Cohen has asked in the Observer ‘Why do we still honour free-market intellectuals?’, adding ‘It’s mystifying that the former chairman of Northern Rock is
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George has got his dream: the UK's now a tax haven
Friday, July 18th, 2014In February 2006 George Osborne went to Ireland and gave a speech that would reward study by those interested in recent political history. What I recall
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NGOs protest at PWC being hired by EU to assess country-by-country reporting
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014The following press release was issued by Eurodad – an NGO coordinating action by other development NGOs – this morning: After strongly opposing any publication
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