PIRC Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment Journalism Awards 2013

On Wednesday evening I went to the PIRC awards at the Design Museum on the south bank of London.

The winning journalists were Tom Bergin from Reuters (2nd left) who won the Corporate Governance Award for stories on tax dodging by Google. 

While Rob Davies (3rd from left) from the Daily Mail won the SRI award for his work on polluting mining giant Glencore (now who would think there was good in the Daily Mail?).

I suppose that I should ask PIRC MD, Alan MacDougall (on right of photo) why there isn't an award for CG or RI Blogging?  Or is this a contradiction in terms? :)  Must ask Tom P (who was poorly last week and missed the event).

The 12 TAX DODGERS of Christmas

Hat tip "I support Public Services - don't let the Con Dems destroy them"

Update: Starbucks agrees to pay more tax. Better late than never I suppose. Public anger has driven this. Now lets drive this anger against Amazon and all the rest of the thieves. Looks like I may have to leave blogger!

Kerching! Celebrity Guide to Tax Dodging

Check out KERCHING! the brand new Celebrity Magazine and website "Guide to Tax Dodging ".

"Featuring all your favourite tax dodgers. You too can avoid your fair share like a celebrity!"

Find out how to avoid paying national insurance contributions: How to pay less tax than your office cleaner; How travelling first class is really hard work and help George Osbourne find his missing
billions.

(P.S. Nothing really to do with the Tax Evaders Alliance and if you want to know what you can do to try and tackle tax evasion click on the TUC "Going to Work" website here).