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The OECD says there are vast amounts offshore – and that can only be with the knowing assistance of the world’s big banks
The OECD issued a new report overnight for the G8. The subject is automatic information exchange – the theme of today’s G8 summit.
Remember when Obama condemned the Bush administration for violating civil liberties?
Due to the willingness of nation states and international terrorist organisations to increasingly conduct their activities within the domain of communication technology, in particular the internet, it is clear that surveillance remains a necessary evil.
Obama hits the right notes in Northern Ireland
It may have been his first visit to Belfast since he entered the White House, but Barack Obama’s speech yesterday to an assembled audience at the Waterfront Hall hit all the right notes.
Labour has a long way to go if it is to become a One Nation party
The Electoral Reform Society loves a good election to get our teeth into – and May’s county council elections were no exception.
Asking borrowers to pay more is not the answer for credit unions
In the wake of changes announced by chancellor George Osborne last week on the amount at which a credit union can charge in interest for one of its loan products, Joseph Wright of Civitas has written a paper entitled Credit Unions: A Solution to Poor Bank Lending? exploring the industry and its rates.
Opposing gay marriage today: as brave as being openly gay in 1970?
Charles Moore has written a piece for the Spectator in which he salutes the bravery of those standing firm against gay equality, saying that gay marriage today is “as brave as being openly gay was in 1970”.
Labour must take seriously the need to expand collective bargaining
In the coverage of Ed Miliband’s recent speech at Newham Dockside, the sections of the speech on employment sadly received scant media coverage. The press focused instead on welfare and benefits.
The G8: Capitalism needs to be improved, not abolished
In the lead up to the G8 summit in Belfast this week, two narratives have featured heavily in the media’s coverage of the organisational build up: the pre-summit wrangling over Syria and the anti-capitalist protesters who’ve been causing a ‘scene’ in various symbolically ‘neo-liberal’ locations.
Let’s hope the US electorate remembers the PRISM fiasco when the 2016 primaries commence
The United States of America is not one for letting things go. So when Edward Snowden – a 29-year old CIA employee seconded to the NSA – leaked classified information on highly-secretive surveillance systems, he will have known that his days of anonymity and free-living were numbered.
Keeping the Bank cooperative
Is there no alternative for the members of the Co-operative other than a demutualisation? Must they stand back and let the stock market decide whether basic bank accounts, prisoner bank accounts, and the back office for credit unions, be assessed on the basis of return on capital rather than return to community?