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We defeated an £8m libel claim – and it shows libel law and the Tax Bar need reform.

Mar 11, 2026 Analysis

We defeated an £8m libel claim – and it shows libel law and the Tax Bar need reform.

In February 2025, we published a report about a firm called Arka Wealth. They’d published hundreds of TikTok videos promoting a scheme that claimed to eliminate all corporate tax, income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax – not just in the UK but across Europe. An unbelievable claim, and all the tax advisers I […]

Finance Monthly fake interview

Feb 20, 2026 Analysis

Finance Monthly fabricated an interview with me

Earlier this week, Finance Monthly published an article presented as an interview with me. No such interview took place. I was not contacted. I did not answer questions. The claim that Finance Monthly “spoke with” me is false. The piece reads like generic AI/large-language-model output: heavy use of em dashes, and lots of vague grand-sounding […]

Feb 11, 2026 Analysis

Mandelson and the Epstein emails: could he be prosecuted?

As has been widely reported, Peter Mandelson forwarded confidential Government documents to Jeffrey Epstein, and advised the CEO of JPMorgan to “mildly threaten” the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This article considers the prospect of prosecuting Mr Mandelson for these acts. Our view, on the basis of discussions with barristers and solicitors specialising in criminal and […]

Feb 11, 2026 Analysis

Epstein files: Mandelson email search

The official US Department of Justice “Epstein Library⚠️” search facility is slow and cumbersome. We can’t duplicate a multimillion-document search on our website, but we have made a fast and efficient search for the approximately 7,500 documents that are related to Peter Mandelson. It’s much less complete than jmail, but has the advantage that it […]

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Feb 2, 2026 Analysis

Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein – who then helped him pursue multi-million dollar jobs

Multiple documents in the Epstein files show Peter Mandelson forwarding confidential Government emails to Jeffrey Epstein in 2009 and 2010. The leaked material concerned live policy issues of immediate financial interest to Epstein and his circle. This report contains the full text of the most significant known leaked emails, together with a short explanation of […]

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Yes and mildly threaten

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Feb 1, 2026 Analysis

Epstein emails reveal Mandelson advising JPMorgan to threaten Chancellor over post-crisis banker bonus tax

On 9 December 2009, Chancellor Alistair Darling unveiled a one-off 50% tax on bankers’ bonuses. New documents from the Epstein Files reveal that a serving cabinet minister privately advised JPMorgan on how to fight back. Peter Mandelson, then Business Secretary, counselled Jamie Dimon on how to threaten the Government into softening the tax. Those exchanges […]

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