Non Doms: No reason to leave

In his previous role as head of the Confederation of British Industry, Digby Jones proved to be a loose canon but an effective lobbyist for business interests. His latest outburst shows that government office has not changed him. The UK trade minister’s claim that the government’s proposals to levy new taxes on wealthy foreigners will threaten London’s status as a financial centre is not only politically embarrassing to his colleagues, but smacks of City special pleading. He’s almost certainly w...