Blogging on my phone is something I have never been keen on. But due to flight restrictions I have no choice this morning – iPads
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Service will be interrupted
I am on a flight out of Beirut at 5.30 UK time in the morning. And computers cannot go on board. So I will not
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Locating tax risk – the way to tackle illicit financial flows
These are the slides for the talk I presented in Beirut this afternoon: Locating tax risk – the way to tackle illicit financial flows 1
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The emerging reality of Remain
I have watched events in the UK with interest in the last day or so. Being well over 2,000 miles away, and in the company
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The need for better tax systems to tackle illicit financial flows
It has been fascinating to listen to His Excellency, Mr Mahmoud Mohieldoin, Senior Vice President of the World Bank, speak in Beirut this morning. Havign
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Beirut morning: where are the accountants willing to discuss illicit financial flows?
I am in Beirut to discuss the impact of illicit financial flows (IFF), including tax abuse, on developing countries. The issue is enormous. UN ESCWA,
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Brexit is an issue too deep to go away: it will be the theme of English politics for decades to come
A commentator asked on the blog overnight whether I might change my mind on Brexit in due course. After all, he pointed out, I have
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The tax gap and how to tackle it
I am off to Beirut this morning to speak at a UN conference. The theme is tackling illicit financial flows. I will be talking the
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I will never get behind Brexit
Twitter is not everyone’s cup of tea. I use it less than I used to. But there are people worth reading there. One is Flip
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