I am not describing a conspiracy. Moneyland is not controlled by an arch-villain, stroking a white cat on the arm of a leather chair. If there was a controlling brain behind Moneyland it would be easy to deal with. The reality is far more complex, and far more insidious: it is the natural result of a world in which money moves freely, laws do not, and where a good living can be made from exploiting the mismatches that result. If a tax rate is low in Jersey and high in Britain, there’s money to be made for anyone who can move her clients’ assets out of Britain and into Jersey. The same goes for
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