one is surprised the first time, most of it is this litany of charges against him. what do you think are the most egregiously wrong charges? he s accused of things that happened after the revolution took place. there are a lot of things he s accused of that have been around for 150 years since the founding of the american colonies. there are some things like the bit about him taking people across the oceans for punishment, and when nobody was taken across any ocean at all. no american was taken across any ocean at all for punishment. so that s lot of padding. lawyer s padding. it s a propaganda document from a wartime. it s understandable by jefferson is trying to do that. however, the two key ones, the 17th charge about taxation and 22nd about parliament s veto rights over american legislation
king, only two of which he s guilty of. you re right. when you read the declaration, one is surprised the first time most of it is this litany of charges against him. what do you think are the most most egregiously wrong charges in the declaration of independence? there s a lot of expo facto revelations there, where he s accused of things that after the revolution took place. there are things he was accused from that had been around 150 years since the founding of the american colonies. there are some things like the bits about him taking people across the oceans for punishment when nobody was taken across any ocean at all, no american was taken across any ocean at all for punishment. so there s a lot of padding, lawyer s padding. it was a propaganda document from the wartime. it s perfectly understandable why jefferson was trying to do that. however, the two key ones, the 17th charge about taxation and
and you see him there, our bbc business editor simonjack, good to have you with me in the studio. welcome to isabel and jeffrey. lovely to see you again from distant parts. now, no taxation without representation the slogan of the american colonies after a sales tax imposed on them by the british parliament when they had no elected voice. the companies that will end up paying more tax as a result of the global corporate tax deal on the agenda for the finance ministers of the countries which form the 620 meeting in venice this weekend, may lack representation, but they have had the money to fund a skilled lobbying operation to try to influence the shape of this reform. you may not feel much sympathy for them or indeed for caribbean tax havens, but should we be more concerned about the impact on the poorer nations? simon, explain to me exactly what this proposed deal is. there are two pillars to this. the first one is new rules to force companies to pay taxes on the sales and profits t
the programme which brings together some of the uk s leading commentators, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents writing, blogging and broadcasting to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week, a taxing question for the 620 making multinationals pay theirfair share, and is the head of the imf naming and shaming the g7 over vaccination? i am joined byjeffrey kaufman, a news anchor in both his native canada and the united states, as well as a much travelled foreign correspondent. isabel hilton, newspaper columnist and broadcaster who founded china dialogue, an independent organisation trying to foster greater understanding of china and improve its environment. and you see him there, our bbc business editor simonjack, good to have you with me in the studio. welcome to isabel and jeffrey. lovely to see you again from distant parts. now, no taxation without representation the slogan of the american colonies after a sales tax imposed on them by the british parliame
i am joined byjeffrey kaufman, a news anchor in his native canada and in the united states as well as a much travelled foreign correspondent. isabel hilton, newspaper columnist and broadcaster who founded china dialogue, an independent organisation trying to foster greater understanding of china and improve its environment. and you see him there, our bbc business editor simonjack, good to have you with me in the studio. welcome to isabel and jeffrey. lovely to see you again from distant parts. no taxation without representation, the slogan of the american colonies after a sales tax imposed on them by the british parliament where they had no elected voice. the companies that will end up paying more tax as a result of the global corporate tax deal on the agenda for the finance ministers of the countries which form the g20 meeting in venice this weekend, may lack representation, but they have had the money to fund a skilled lobbying operation to try to influence the shape of this reform.