One of the key messages I wanted to get across in the Bundestag on Monday, and definitely succeeded in delivering, is that country-by-country reporting (CBCR)
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Gillian Tett is missing the glaringly obvious answer to enhancing corporate transparency
Gillian Tett, who is usually so on the ball, has written this in the FT this morning: In recent months, following the leak of the
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David Cameron lied to the House on country-by-country reporting yesterday
This was the exchange between Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron on country-by-country reporting yesterday during Prime Minister’s Question Time: Jeremy Corbyn [An] issue that I
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There is UK cross-party support for public country-by-country reporting
I am pleased to share the following press release issued by the office of Caroline Flint MP last night: Multinational businesses like Google will be
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McDonalds, Sports Direct, Hilary Clinton and the EU
It is nearly eight years ago that I was last in Norway talking to members of its tax authority. It is not hard to recall
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The World Bank confirms we are at tax war
I am at a conference at the World Bank on tax and development today and tomorrow. Jan Walliser, Vice President, Equitable Growth, World Bank, has
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The Church Commissioners, The Times and country-by-country reporting
My opinions on the Church Commissioners, offered here yesterday, reached The Times today, if you can get behind the paywall. The message? If you do
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Invest in Alphabet by all means, but attach some conditions to doing so
I was interviewed by The Times yesterday for its story about the Church Commissioners holding a significant investment in Alphabet, the parent company of Google,
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Fair tax requires full disclosure on beneficial ownership
This letter is in the Guardian this morning: Next week the UK hosts a timely anti-corruption summit that will seek to nudge the world toward
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