The future of tax justice
Monday, July 12th, 2021As has become apparent over the last week or so, I am increasingly critical of the current direction and focus of the tax justice movement.
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How tax can shape society if we understand modern monetary theory
Friday, July 9th, 2021I mentioned yesterday that Prof Andrew Baker, a colleague at the University of Sheffield, and I had won an award for our academic journal paper
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Greensill was offered 'streamlined' accreditation as a government approved lender
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021The National Audit Office has published its review into the British Business Bank’s accreditation of Greensill Capital this morning. As it says: Our review shows
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The unlocking of Covid restrictions is likely to crash the economy this summer
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021I have, ever since this pandemic began, been saying that the eventual reopening of business when lockdowns ended would always be harder than the lockdown
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Most people in the UK strongly support mask wearing, but the government is creating dissent and division on this issue. Is that because chaos is its mechanism for control?
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021I know all the limitations with opinion polls, but they have some uses. This from YouGov is fascinating: The majority of Britons say face masks
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I will wear a mask, not least as a protest about the callous indifference of this government
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021However it is looked at, yesterday’s announcement by the government that all Covid restrictions in England are to be lifted was historic. With case numbers
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New research shows that FTSE companies are over paying dividends and under-emphasising making profit, whilst exposing investors to higher levels of risk than they appreciate
Monday, July 5th, 2021The report that I have worked on for some time with colleagues Prof Adam Leaver of Sheffield University and Prof Colin Hassan and Dr Nick
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The UK is a dangerous experiment that is a threat to the rest of the world
Monday, July 5th, 2021This is near latest data on new Covid cases, comparing the UK and Europe, and using data from the FT: The UK is aberrational: remember
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Jersey fights back - but the reality is that their government has no plan for the end of its finance sector
Sunday, July 4th, 2021A week ago I published here the weekend essay I had written for the Jersey Evening Post, published by them on June 26. I made
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