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Are Apple and Google making their own rules on tax?

The technology firms’ political standoffs demonstrate that they have become laws unto themselves in the corporate taxation debate

It has fallen to the most successful company of modern times to show how powerless our political leaders are to control large corporations. With ruthless cunning, Apple boss Tim Cook flexed the technology firm’s bargaining muscles this week by...

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Swivelgate: how green shoots hope was quashed by grassroots wrath

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David Cameron’s latest rift with his party activists has denied him credit for progress on the economy and a compassionate outcome for the vote on same-sex marriage

How Buckles and Nicholson succumbed to the inevitable

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What were the circumstances that allowed G4S boss Nick Buckles and NHS chief Sir David Nicholson to stay on well past their sell-by dates?

Business leaders no more objective than MPs on Europe

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An open letter from business leaders about the financial importance of remaining in Europe is every bit as narrow in focus as the views of a political faction

Yahoo faces challenge to make Tumblr buyout work

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Can entrepreneurs continue to be their own bosses after selling their firms? That is the question facing Tumblr’s David Karp

Abercrombie & Fitch boss blunders on brand identity

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Clothing firm honcho Mike Jeffries’ blunt attitude to marketing has managed to offend almost everyone

Staffers to be stretched in wake of unemployment rise, says KPMG

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As official figures reveal a second consecutive drop in employment levels, KPMG’s Bernard Brown predicts staffers will struggle to maintain productivity

Chelsea victory: can management instability actually help?

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With a slew of trophies under several different bosses, has the Chelsea squad shown that volatile leadership can produce results?

Has Nadine Dorries become unmanageable?

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Just days after having the Conservative whip restored, the maverick MP has raised the possibility of standing as a joint Tory-UKIP candidate


 

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