Firewall vs Big 4 accountants
In the July 2918 Taxcast: a firewall to protect EU citizens from the Big Four accountancy firms and the tax avoidance lobby. Plus, we discuss UN Rapporteur on Poverty and Human Rights Professor Philip...
24 Juli 201831min
How accountants broke capitalism
We've had leak after leak, whistleblower after whistleblower. But no matter what the scandal is, when it comes to financial secrecy and tax dodging, the so-called big four accountancy firms are key pl...
28 Juni 201831min
Why we can't afford the rich
In this month's Taxcast: We discuss why we can't afford the rich and challenge ideas about wealth, entrepreneurialism and investment. Also: ten years ago the Tax Justice Network was told it'd never ha...
29 Maj 201834min
Women, girls, rights and tax
In this month's Taxcast: Tax justice, women and UN human rights conventions: how we may be beginning to hold governments to account. Also: we discuss scandal-hit Facebook's checks on whether overseas ...
24 Apr 201833min
Laundering with language
In this month's Taxcast: They say history is written by the victors. So how can we rethink the way we use words about tax havens that reflect the reality of what's really happening? We talk to Alain D...
22 Mars 201834min
Killing the American Dream
In this month's Taxcast: we look at the United States, Trump's tax reforms and the killing of the American Dream. Plus: as we see yet another school shooting, should the powerful National Rifle Associ...
27 Feb 201833min
The Financial Secrecy Index
In the January 2018 Taxcast we explore the results of the Tax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index just out, that tell the real story of global corruption. We look at the top ten worst global off...
30 Jan 201832min
Secrecy World: Mossack Fonseca
We speak with Jake Bernstein about his new book 'Secrecy World' - we ask what makes offshore players like Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca tick, and what do the Panama Papers and now the Paradise Pape...
14 Dec 201736min
