The CBI needs to keep calm
Friday, December 31st, 2010Richard Lambert at the CBI had a letter in the FT this week in response to their first rate editorial on tax shortly before Christmas.
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ConDems: we don’t want to tax business
Thursday, November 25th, 2010David Gauke, the Exchequer Secretary said on Tuesday: As a Government we’re not interested in large hikes in business taxation. They are for everyone else,
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The IMF moves towards a Robin Hood Tax
Sunday, September 5th, 2010As the Observer notes today: European Union finance ministers will step up talks on raising extra money from banks this week amid signs that the
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Answering the man from the BBA
Monday, August 2nd, 2010My blog, posted whilst I was away, about a man from the British Bankers’ Association politely defacing a Robin Hood Tax poster in one of
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The elephant in the macroeconomy
Thursday, July 15th, 2010I was at a Smith Institute debate this morning, focusing on the budget. Several insights flowed from the debate, which was chaired by my Green
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Republican economics
Friday, June 11th, 2010Republican economics ¬´ Real-World Economics Review Blog. A study has revealed: The more you study economics the more likely you are to be Republican and
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New briefing – the benefits of country-by-country reporting
Thursday, May 27th, 2010When in Norway earlier this week I was asked what the benefits of country-by-country reporting are. It was a good question. It deserved a full
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What is the incidence of 'enormous' advisory fees
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010FT.com / Companies / Financial Services – ‘Enormous’ adviser fees spark warning. City apologists who vist this bloog spend ages talkinmg about he incidence of
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Prove City trading is of benefit or shut up
Friday, March 19th, 2010The right wing libertarian Lib Dem economist Giles Wilkes has responded to a blog here. I’ll try to ignore the patronising bits and try to
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