Is the Bank of England at risk of missing a major downturn again?
Friday, April 22nd, 2022As I have already mentioned on this blog, Danny Blanchflower and I have been working together on our vision for the economic policy that the
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Knocking the Tories about, as happened yesterday, is all well and good. But knocking them out is what is required
Wednesday, April 20th, 2022So, Johnson apologised with, he claimed, ‘full humility.’ The trouble was, no one relay believed that, and for one good reason. That reason is that
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Sunak: they non-dom hedge fund managers friend
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022Rowena Mason noted in the Guardian yesterday that Sunak has not made many big statements on tax. Nor has he had a lot to say
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What is it that can rid this country of toxic Tory indifference?
Sunday, April 10th, 2022Over the last few days I have listened to more radio phone-ins than is normal, largely because I have been waiting to take part as
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The fight against tax havens was worth it
Saturday, April 9th, 2022Back in 2o12 I leaked to the International Tax Review that the UK was finally going to crack down on the absence of tax transparency
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When will Sunak's power run out?
Saturday, April 9th, 2022Apologies for another thread here on the issue that seems to have been dominating my every waking moment (from 6am until coming off air at
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Sunak needs to be sacked, and be free to leave
Friday, April 8th, 2022I spent yesterday writing about the technicalities of domicile as they might impact Rishi Sunak’s wife. But that’s because her tax decisions cast doubt on
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The very wealthy in the UK really do pay much less tax than they should
Thursday, April 7th, 2022The Institute for Fiscal Studies has issued a new report this morning which is firmly in their own tax territory and appears to make recommendations
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Is the Chancellor's wife really a non-dom? It's a question needing an answer
Thursday, April 7th, 2022I have campaigned on domicile related issues ever since I began working on tax justice and have written newspaper articles and broadcast on the issue.
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