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David Cameron and the Panama Papers - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "David Cameron - had finally admitted - he had relations !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to a Panama-based offshore trust - set up by his late father !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "after three days where Cameron stalled - and four partial statements !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he had confirmed a direct link - to his father’s UK-tax fund !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "details of which were exposed - in the Panama Papers revelations !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was the fifth explanation in four days - from Cameron and his aides - about the offshore fund of his family !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the leader of the British Labour party - Jeremy Corbyn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( nearly 60% - of first-preference votes !!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "says people want to reduce - injustice - and inequality in Britain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "people - especially younger ones - want to change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the way - politics is being conducted - in this country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Corbyn says the poorest - need most help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( and there can be no - austerity !!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "their wages - should rise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to reach out to everyone - in this country - so no one is left on the side !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


 

 

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  • "everyone - should have a decent place - in society !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Corbyn's key proposals include - renationalisation of the UK railways !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "quantitative easing - to fund infrastructure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "controlling rents - and creating a national education service !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "at the heart of the economic programme - is the so-called - "people’s QE"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a policy of using money - created by the Bank of England - to invest in public infrastructure projects !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "at the same time boosting employment - with a sustainable economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "and the Internet - and social media - hold bottom-up policy consultations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Key Points of Jeremy Corbyn - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "key points of Jeremy Corbyn - the leader of the British Labour party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to introduce a - "people’s quantitative easing" - which would allow the Bank of England !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to print money - to invest in - large-scale housing - energy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "transport - and digital projects - partly through a national investment bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "it will also be funded by taxes - with no corporate tax reliefs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • 20bn in tax debt - should be collected by HMRC - every year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and another £ 20bn - in reducing tax avoidance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( £ 80bn - needed to be addressed ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Corbyn proposes a - better NHS - health service !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and to give more power - to local authorities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Corbyn less favours the remote nationalised model - and more public ownership !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "like a majority of the population - he wants the UK railways - back in public ownership !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "public control - should mean just that - passengers - rail workers - and government too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "are cooperatively running - the railways - in our interests - and not for private profit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for example the energy companies - that energy prices are not too high !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in this country - there is absolutely no reason - why anyone should have to live in poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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British electoral System - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Pablo Guimón - London correspondent for El País - Spain - wrote !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Britain had a strange - electoral system !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for example - marginal seats !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was not normal - that the SNP ended up !"

 


 

 

 

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  • "in that UK general elections - with 4% - and 50 seats !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Christian Zaschke - London correspondent for Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "said Germany - since 1945 - has always had a - coalition government !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to a Tory backbencher - who behaved as if the coalition with the Lib Dems - was an accident ! - ( and the voters - got it wrong ! )"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he then laughed - after two seconds and said - "ah - you were joking - weren’t you ?!""

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "of course - it was not a joke !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Germany - coalitions were the normal form - of government !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the tone was better - in the election campain !"

 


 

 

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  • "when one knew - one could have to form a coalition - with another party !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Scottish Referendum - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the Scottish independence referendum - with 55% - to 45% !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "voted against ending - the union - with England and Wales !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the party leaders - in the final weeks of the referendum campaign !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "agreed to implement the - Scottish devolution reforms !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Ed Miliband - Labour party - said "the referendum was a vote - from the Scottish people - for change"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but that went beyond Scotland - there was also desire for change - across Wales - and across England !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the main party leaders - have to live up to their commitments - made during the referendum campaign ! - ( the home rule - within the UK ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but after Brexit - the public mood - has changed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a clear majority - of Scottish people - is for independence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( within the EU !!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tax Fairness
- the Guardian
: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Margaret Hodge - chair of the public accounts committee in the parliament - demanded !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "HMRC - department for tax collection - must "robustly"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "crack down - on tax avoidance promoters !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was about a sense - of fairness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • 5bn a year - tax schemes - which was public money !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "footballers Steven Gerrard - and Wayne Rooney - and pop star Peter Gabriel !"

 

 



 

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  • "films included - "Avatar" - or "Girl with the Pearl Earring"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Google Amazon Starbucks
- the Guardian
: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "responding to a growing public mood - for more corporate tax fairness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the parliament's public accounts select committee - asked Google - Amazon - and Starbucks !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "explained structures - such as Ireland - and Luxembourg-registered - offices !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and methods - subsidiary companies for services - "transfer pricing"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "even the Taxpayers' Alliance - said that some companies !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with accountants - must not exploit loopholes !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "economist and tax campaigner Richard Murphy - said that some companies !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "had conspired - paid less tax !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Amazon - had paid an effective UK tax rate - of 2.5% on earnings !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Google - had paid 0.4% - effective UK tax rate !"

 


 

 

 

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  • "Starbucks - had paid no - effective UK tax rate !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Google in UK - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Google's filings in the UK - showed sales in a year !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but its UK unit - had a tax charge of - £ 3.4m ! - ( £ 2.5bn ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "diverted some European sales - via Ireland ! - ( 3.2% ! )"

 

 


 

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  • "and diverted some profits - through Bermuda !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Investment - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09LONDON109

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - foreign direct investment !"

 

 

 

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  • "in the UK - stock US$ - 398 billion !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - reduced trade barriers - with the UK !"

 

 

 

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  • "UK-based firms - not accessed the - EU market !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "City of London - "commercial banking - investment banking - insurance - venture capital"  !"

 


 

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  • "private equity - merchant banking - stock and currency brokers - fund managers - commodity dealers !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Energy
- US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08LONDON2027

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - the UK government !"

 

 

 

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  • "moved forward with plans - for a new nuclear power plant !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - firms operated in the - civilian nuclear sector !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the nuclear industry in the UK - had suffered severe credibility issues - during its lifetime !"

 


 

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  • "and the publication of a report - about the cost to the taxpayer ! - ( US$ 166 billion ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Energy - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08LONDON2029

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  • "the UK had a transformation - from virtual self sufficiency - in terms of natural gas production !"

 

 

 

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  • "to imported 80-90% - of natural gas supplies !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EU Lisbon Treaty - US cable - 2008:
LINK ¤ 08LONDON2055

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  • "the UK government - wanted to give the Irish government - the time to listen !"

 

 

 

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  • "to its voters - which had rejected the - EU Lisbon Treaty !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Irish would want to - maintain an Irish commissioner - and the UK would "seriously consider" a deal !"

 

 

 

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  • "that maintained the number of commissioners - as the price of an Irish ratification !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there would be need to be some kind of - EU statement - or side agreement !"

 

 

 

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  • "that addressed Irish concerns - about the EU defense and security policies !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "where the Irish neutrality - was guaranteed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "obviously a crucial part - of the Irish national mythology !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foreign Secretary Miliband - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08LONDON1777

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  • "foreign secretary Miliband - made a statement to the house !"

 

 

 

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  • "regarded information - had been passed by the US government - on rendition !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "contrary to earlier assurances - that Diego Garcia had not been used - for flights !"

 


 

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  • "the list - which had been compiled by US investigations - contained 391 flights !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Northern Rock - US cable - 2008:
LINK ¤ 08LONDON959

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  • "report by the UK Financial Services Authority - FSA - on the handling !"

 

 

 

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  • "of the then-nationalized Northern Rock - detailed multiple failings - NR !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "high turnover of staff - supervised NR - inadequate staff !"

 

 

 

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  • "infrequent contact - with NR management !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the report recommended - adding supervisory staff - adding risk specialists to supervisory teams !"

 


 

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  • "and increasing contact - between senior staff - and larger firms !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Goldstone Report - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10LONDON408

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  • "foreign ministry's Dholakia - said this text !"

 

 

 

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  • "of the Goldstone report - was relatively moderate !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Netanyahu - only acted - when pressured !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the UK position - had been and remained that - Israel should undertake !"

 

 

 

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  • "an independent inquiry - into operation cast lead - in Gaza !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was not simply a question - of individual incidents !"

 


 

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  • "but rather the wider policy - that was in need of more attention !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ed Miliband's Speech
- the Guardian:
LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Ed Miliband's speech - outlined his vision for the Labour party !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "drew on the words of - Benjamin Disraeli - his speech set a vision of Britain !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "with patriotism - and dedication to the common cause !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "courses through the veins of all - and nobody felt left out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was a vision of coming together - to overcome challenges !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "where Britain - was one nation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a country where everyone - had a stake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a country where prosperity - was fairly shared !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "with a shared destiny - a sense of shared endeavour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "and a common life - that we lead together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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das Schottische Referendum - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "das schottische Referendum - über eine Unabhängigkeit !"

 

 

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  • "endete mit 55% - zu 45% - für den Verbleib im Vereinigten Königreich !"

 

 

 

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  • "die Wahlbeteiligung - lag bei 85 Prozent !"

 

 

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  • "insgesamt hat sich Schottland - ernsthaft - intensiv - und anhaltend - mit dieser Frage auseinandergesetzt !"

 

 

 

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  • "in den letzten Wochen vor der Wahl - hat der britische Zentralstaat Änderungen zugestimmt !"

 

 

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  • "beispielsweise erhält das Parlament in Edinburgh - zusätzliche Kompetenzen !"

 

 

 

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  • "aber nach dem Brexit - hat sich die öffentliche Stimmung - verändert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "eine klare Mehrheit - von Schotten - ist für die Unabhängigkeit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( innerhalb der EU !!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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die Besteuerung von Firmen in Großbritannien - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "im Streit um die Besteuerung von Firmen - geriet Großbritannien unter Druck !"

 

 

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  • "das Verhältnis zwischen Politik - Finanzamt - und Rechnungsprüfungsunternehmen !"

 

 

 

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  • "der frühere Leiter der britischen Steuerbehörde - HMRC - David Hartnett !"

 

 

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  • "hatte danach beim Buchprüfer - Deloitte angeheuert !"

 

 

 

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  • "in zehn Jahren waren 16 frühere Minister - und hohe Beamte !"

 

 

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  • "bei einer Steuerberaterfirma wie - KPMG - Ernst&Young - oder PwC gewesen !"

 

 

 

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  • "diese Firmen waren Spender - von drei Parteien im Unterhaus gewesen !"

 

 

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  • "es war ein Drahtseilakt von Firmen gewesen - zwischen Steuerbetrug !"

 

 

 

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  • "und gerade noch legalen - Buchführungstricks !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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