Yesterday Tax Research, today the FT
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007Chris Steel offered a guest contribution on poverty in Jersey here yesterday. Today he is quoted extensively in the FT on the same issue along
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Private equity - subsidised by the UK to transfer our wealth offshore
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007The Guardian ran a special feature on private equity on Saturday. It referred to the tax incentives associated with this activity, but missed the essence
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Aid - the serious misconceptions
Monday, February 26th, 2007The Observer has reported that Action Aid has commissioned ICM to undertake a poll to find out how much the UK government really spends on
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The Economist and offshore finance
Monday, February 26th, 2007The Economist published a review of offshore finance as a supplement with last weeks edition (24 February 2007). Most is not available free on the
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So are the super-rich really worth having?
Monday, February 26th, 2007The Observer ran a story under the above title yesterday. I had the following to say in it: Even if the super-rich deserve every penny
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Goldman Sachs - more naked greed
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007The Guardian (and many others) have reported that Goldman Sachs, which made profits of $9.54bn (£4.9bn) last year, has … revealed that its co-presidents, Gary
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The Institute of Directors - seeking to abolish capital taxes
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007Extraordinary headlines have been used to report the UK Institute of Directors’ (IoD) new report on capital gains tax and inheritance tax. For example, Accountancy
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M & S - the fat lady hasn't sung yet
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007M & S has won the latest round of its claim to offset losses made overseas against taxable profits arising in the UK. The Court
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Tax justice - only the cheats pay more
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007As I mentioned some time ago, this site is moderated. I got bored by some people putting up comment that seemed to add to debate.
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