tax havens Articles

As a member of the European parliament I have joined my Labour colleagues at every stage to vote for European action to combat tax evasion and crack down on tax havens. Despite David Cameron saying at the G7 intergovernmental meetings that he wanted to lead...

Five years ago I would have thought a double Irish would have been a potent drink and a Dutch sandwich a nice snack in the Netherlands. My innocence was shattered on the rollercoaster ride as the public accounts committee uncovered a world of corporate tax...

Two events call for Labour to revisit our ethical foreign policy and fit it for the 21st century. Yesterday’s release of the ‘Panama Papers’ highlights the leading role that some British Overseas Territories play in the tax haven industry. Today’s decision by the...

The shambolic appearance this week by Starbucks, Amazon and Google executives in front of the public accounts committee has rightly heated public anger over tax dodging to boiling point. As the Starbucks CFO attempted to claim that the company’s UK operations were...