2016 April 05

Majority of British public want David Cameron to act on the tax havens, poll shows

Posted on April 5 2016

I am pleased to share this Global Witness press release: A ComRes poll commissioned by Christian Aid and Global Witness and carried out immediately before
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On BBC Radio Jersey this morning – suggesting they are as much a problem as other tax havens

Posted on April 5 2016

I was in robust form on BBC Radio Jersey this morning. Start at 2:07 I was not taking nonsense – including the usual drivel provided
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We can change the law in the UK’s tax havens, and impose direct rule if they don’t like it

Posted on April 5 2016

The government frequently says that it cannot change the law in the UK’s Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories as they are independent jurisdictions. As a result it
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Why are there so few US details in the Panama Papers?

Posted on April 5 2016

There is a lot of speculation, and even conspiracy theory, circulating on why the Panama Papers leak does not appear to address US issues. Let
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We need capital controls to tackle tax haven abuse

Posted on April 5 2016

There is, inevitably, an urgent call for actions being made on tax havens. One way to tackle their abuse is to impose capital controls on
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Does David Cameron have to talk about his father?

Posted on April 5 2016

As the Mail has reported this morning: David Cameron has come under intense pressure to crack down on offshore tax havens after a massive data
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We may be beating tax havens – but not fast enough

Posted on April 5 2016

For me one of the most fascinating pieces of data to come from the Panama Papers was this graph from the ICIJ investigation: What this
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