Paradise Papers: Jeremy Corbyn [UK Labour Leader] suggests Queen should apologise if offshore funds were to avoid tax
By Richard Vaughn From iNews The Queen should apologise if it is revealed that the decision to invest her private wealth in offshore accounts was done to avoid paying tax, Jeremy Corbyn has suggested. Millions of financial documents and emails,…
UK: A ‘strong and stable’ van overturned in the wind and everyone’s making the same joke
BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE From Mashable After hearing the buzzphrase “strong and stable” being uttered endlessly during Theresa May’s campaign, a van with the slogan emblazoned on it overturned in the wind on a motorway. Kevin @rascalblog Oh god this is…
UK snap election: Five things you need to know
From BBC UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap general election for 8 June, taking the country by surprise. The previous election was in 2015, so another was not due until 2020. Ms May pledged several times after…
Right to buy plans floated by [UK Labour Leader] Corbyn backed by centre-right thinktank
By Toby HelmFrom The Guardian UK Civitas argues for a discount to counter ‘generational inequality’ that has deepened over past two decades Radical plans floated by Jeremy Corbyn to extend the right to buy to tenants of private landlords have won…
Britain swamped by hidden anti-EU messages in the Express
From Anorak The Daily Express says the “EU wants to control your pension”. Happily, like you, my pension is in the Cayman Islands, which is not in the EU – yet. But it does sound sinister. Talk of the EU…
UK: Jeremy Corbyn mocks David Cameron over tax revelations
By Nicholas Watt Chief political correspondent From The Guardian UK Labour leader says he has paid more tax than companies known to PM’s friends in reference to George Osborne’s father’s firm Jeremy Corbyn has mocked David Cameron by saying that…
The Editor Speaks: The threat of direct rule
When the United Kingdom’s Opposition Leader, Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn, made his startling statement in Parliament in the wake of the Panama Papers leak, that the government should now impose “direct rule” on its Overseas Territories, it sent shock…
The Editor Speaks: Local lawyer wants new minister to know Cayman Islands “pressing problems”
Catherine West is new Labour Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. And it hasn’t taken long for Cayman Islands lawyer, Peter Polack to write to M/s West in regard to what he describes as” pressing problems in the Cayman Islands”. And…
Jeremy Corbyn’s full frontbench team unveiled
From BBC Mr Corbyn says he has reached out to all sections of the party to form his team. Jeremy Corbyn has finalised his frontbench line-up, appointing a peer jailed for arson to his education team. Lord Watson – a…
Isle of Man chief predicts ‘anti-offshore activity’
By Mark Battersby From International Adviser Isle of Man Government chief minister Allan Bell has predicted a wave of negative campaigning focused on the Isle of Man and the other crown dependences, if Jeremy Corbyn wins the leadership of the…
