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PODCAST: The Swiss Shuffle and other tax evasion

3 Oct 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: The Swiss Shuffle and other tax evasion

In the latest Taxcast, Naomi Fowler discusses Swiss tax avoidance and The Netherlands' bad reputation...

26 Sep 2013 2 minute read

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The clock is ticking for Somalis’ remittance lifeline

Barclays’ Somali Money Transfer Operators closure at the end of this month will devastate the poor, writes Farhan...

16 Sep 2013 3 minute read

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Zero-hour contracts shame British universities

Short term targets are being pursued by senior managers leaving staff insecure and overworked, says Roger Seifert...

28 Aug 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: Time to make the polluter pay

In the latest Taxcast, Naomi Fowler investigates tensions in Gibraltar and the environmental cost of business...

PODCAST: Who needs the OECD, the G8 or the G20?

26 Jul 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: Who needs the OECD, the G8 or the G20?

The Taxcast explores the latest action plan for tackling tax avoidance and what governments could do now – without any more...

19 Jul 2013 2 minute read

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Argentina pulls more growth out of the bag

Red faces for pundits as maverick economics trumps – again. Vanessa Baird reflects.

19 Jul 2013 4 minute read

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Fancy some direct action? Join UK Uncut at HSBC

Jamie Kelsey-Fry argues that Britain is slowly becoming a country of activists as anti-austerity group...

1 Jul 2013 12 minute read

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Debt – a global scam

The actions of creditors are key to debt crises, argues Dinyar Godrej.

1 Jul 2013 1 minute read

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Debt – The Facts

At any given time countries both owe debts and have them owing to them. Who owes what and what's the bigger crisis – foreign...

1 Jul 2013 9 minute read

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Debt, austerity, devastation: it’s Europe’s turn

As the creditors get fatter, the innocent are punished. Susan George laments a leadership subservient to big...

1 Jun 2013 8 minute read

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Facing the vultures

Argentina is not in the habit of being cowed by international pressure and financial big-hitters – or by proponents of...

1 Jun 2013 7 minute read

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Argument: Can shopping be a form of activism?

Neal Lawson and Ruth Potts, both campaigners and writers, go head-to-head.

Handing over public services to the banks

15 May 2013 3 minute read

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Handing over public services to the banks

The Private Finance Initiative threatens Britain’s schools and hospitals, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.

2 May 2013 3 minute read

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Forget about winning, Lefties

Shimri Zameret on why he thinks national struggles for social justice are failing to bring true international...

1 May 2013 7 minute read

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Is it time to ditch the pursuit of economic growth?

Economist and author Dan O'Neill and journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami go head-to-head...

30 Apr 2013 1 minute read

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PODCAST: Offshore Leaks

The Taxcast is back to discuss tax secrecy, the G20’s endorsement of transparency, Luxembourg, Austria and India.

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