My editorial from the latest issue of International Tax Review Contrary to the tin-hat theories on Mayan prophecy, 2012 is over and the world has not ended. But the year brought great change for multinationals and how they conduct their corporate tax affairs. Tax avoidance has dogged companies in the mainstream press like never before. […]
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Earlier today I posted about a despicable transphobic rant spewed forth by the rent-an-inciteful-opinion pen of the incomparably awful Julie Burchill in yesterday’s Observer. Because this story seemed to be going out of its way to victimise an already vulnerable minority I felt compelled to write in complaint. So too did thousands of others, including
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There comes a time in every man’s life when two of his most dearly held positions come into conflict with one another and he finds himself questioning what he had hitherto believed sacred. For as long as I can remember, I have held firm to the simple, but undeniable truth that people who write in
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Welcome friends and weary travelers to my new website, salmanshaheen.com My name, as I’m sure you’ve gathered, is Salman Shaheen. I’m the Editor of International Tax Review magazine, Co-Editor of The Third Estate, a freelance journalist, novelist and lefty. Topics I frequently opine about include politics, society, economics, human rights, the media, international relations, the
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