EU politics
GUE/NGL: Apple’s systematic EU tax dodging exposed by new study
This shows what a sham the tax policy of the EU for international corporations is. Read here
Tax
Austerity
Josh Ryan -Collins: Public budgeting for public purpose
It’s the latest debunking of the Swabian hausfrau myth of that German Finance Minister Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. To see this lecture please click here Read here
Economics
Mark Blyth – Death by Debt
Mark Blyth covers a number of topics around debt. Informative and entertaining as usual. Watch here
Finance
The American Interest: The World’s Largest Tax Haven? Guess Who
Nick Shaxson: “This is the best article I’ve seen about Tax Haven USA” Read here
Finance
The Irish Times: Ireland is the world’s biggest corporate ‘tax haven’, say academics
The government of Ireland insists it is not a tax haven. The EU thinks it is. So do tax NGOs. So do academics. How is it that everyone is getting this so wrong? Read here
Economics
Barry Eichengreen: The Populists’ Euro
Not a terribly progressive approach (Who is Eichengreen trying to appease? The edtiors of Project Syncidate?), but there are some interesting thoughts in the article. Read here
Finance
The Politics of Financial Risk, Audit and Regulation: A Case Study of HBOS by Atul K. Shah
A book review by Prabhu Sivabalan In The Politics of Financial Risk, Audit and Regulation: A Case Study of HBOS, Atul K. Shah examines the HBOS collapse of 2008, and uses it as a platform to […]
Economics
Tax Justice Network – Why we can’t afford the rich: our May 2018 podcast
In this month’s Taxcast: We discuss why we can’t afford the rich and challenge ideas about wealth, entrepreneurialism and investment. Also: ten years ago the Tax Justice Network was told it’d never happen, but this […]
Economics
Chris Dillow – Corbyn: the heir to Blair
Don’t be misled by the title. This is an interesting piece concerning how the political situation has changed in Britain in the past 25 years. Much is relevant for other EU nations. Read here
Economics
Richard Murphy – The BoTs are coming – and we should all take note
This may sound like some sort of esoteric economic topic, but it is anything but that. This is a real proposal being aired by the new coalition in Italy and could become a real issue […]