Category Archives: Economics

Letter to my MP about the FATCA IGA

Posted on 5 December 2012 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Hi ___, I hope you are well. I thought I would share with you something I’ve written to both Liberty and Privacy International regarding a recent IGA signed between HMG and the US on the US tax law FATCA, and … Continue reading →

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The die is cast…

Posted on 29 November 2012 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Recently, Her Majesty’s Government signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) with the US on sharing information that the US is looking for regarding the bank accounts of so-called “tax-dodging” US persons. (When it comes to taxation in the US, everyone is … Continue reading →

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Stephanie Flanders on Hayek

Posted on 25 September 2012 by A Gentleman's Rapier

If, like me, you’ve found yourself watching Newsnight a lot over the past few years, you will  have noticed the presence of one of the Beeb’s leading economics journalists, Stephanie Flanders. Quite often, her self-assured declarations and prognostications have had … Continue reading →

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