As the great man's guest must produce his good stories or songs at the evening banquet, as the platform orator exhibits his telling facts at mid-day, so the journalist lies under the stern obligation of extemporizing his lucid views, leading ideas, and nutshell truths for the breakfast table.
Cardinal J. H. Newman, Preface to The Idea of a University, 1852

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Britain leads the world...

... in tax havens (or rather, Crown Dependencies do).From Tax Research UK.
Which means Crown Dependencies lead the world in helping the rich stay rich at the expense of the poor. Christian Aid says tax dodging denies the poorer countries of the world £160 Billion.

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