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The conference title says it all. And it won’t come as a surprise to those who know us when we say that the tax system is both a contributory cause and a potential solution to …

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Greenspan… mea culpa… almost!
October 24, 2008 – 2:50 pm | 2 Comments
Greenspan… mea culpa… almost!

For 18 years, investors hung on his every word. As Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan could move markets. A slight inflection of the voice, a hint of this or that, and the …

Daring Duo now rescue the real economy!
October 20, 2008 – 9:56 am | 4 Comments
Daring Duo now rescue the real economy!

Fresh from their heroics as saviours of the West’s banks, the Daring Duo are making a bid for another accolade – the Brits who saved the global economy.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will tell …

Gordon Brown’s Toxic Tongue
September 19, 2008 – 11:22 am | 5 Comments
Gordon Brown’s Toxic Tongue

To call the Prime Minister a liar is unedifying. And yet, what am I to do when faced with Gordon Brown’s claim that he is going to “clean up the financial system”?
He threatens to deal …