Gary Gibbon
Miliband – the cat that got the vanilla cream
The Labour Party thinks its attack on the tax affairs of some Tory donors plays into its big message by revealing the unfairness at the heart of the country.
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FactCheck: benefits fraud vs tax evasion
Does this government deal with tax dodgers as robustly as benefits cheats? FactCheck finds out.
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Dale Vince on tax: ‘no skeletons in my wardrobe’
In his first interview since questions were raised about his tax affairs, Labour donor Dale Vince tells Channel 4 News that he has “no skeletons in my wardrobe”.
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Will Universal Credit restore ‘fairness’ to the system?
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is able to announce Universal Credit would be fully rolled out, but Labour claims it is already a “failed programme” due urgent review.
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HSBC says sorry as tax avoidance row grows
As HSBC issues an apology over tax allegations, Business Secretary Vince Cable says HM Revenue and Customs “could be doing a great deal more” to address such issues.
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Gary Gibbon
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HSBC whistleblower: Spanish have much more data than UK
HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani tells Channel 4 News that the UK authorities have a good opportunity to collaborate with their Spanish counterparts over wrongdoing at HSBC’s Swiss branch.
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Lord Fink: ‘Everyone is involved in tax avoidance’
As Tory peer Lord Fink admits taking “vanilla” steps to reduce his tax bill and insists “everyone” is at it, Channel 4 News unveils its own avoidance ice cream counter. Which flavour are you?
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FactCheck: have we cracked down on tax dodgers?
David Cameron says his government has done more than any other to crack down on tax dodgers. But where’s the proof?
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Siobhan Kennedy
Ten questions for the HMRC chief on the HSBC scandal
The boss of HMRC Lin Homer faces a grilling in front of the Public Accounts Committee later today. If Channel 4 News had a seat at the table here’s 10 things we’d love to ask her.
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HSBC tax secrecy timeline: who knew what, and when?
Revelations of apparent wrongdoing at a branch of the HSBC bank in Geneva have put the bank, and its former chairman Lord Green, in the spotlight. This is how the story unfolded.
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HSBC accused of helping clients dodge tax
Britain’s biggest bank HSBC is accused of helping clients evade taxes after a massive cache of leaked files about secret Swiss bank accounts is published.
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Will Apple’s extraordinary profits hasten tax reforms?
Campaigners call for more action to clamp down on the tax avoidance of multi-national companies as tech giant Apple records the biggest quarterly profit in corporate history.
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Alex Thomson
Does Dave King deserve a second chance at Rangers?
Scottish football faces its own Ched Evans syndrome. Should a man with a past be given a second chance to have a high-profile position in (potentially) big-money football?
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Have new government tax rules made any difference at all?
Introduced after the Google, Facebook and Starbucks tax scandals, new tax rules are doing very little to curb similar legal tax avoidance, it is claimed. Is public disquiet having more influence?
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Is Net-a-Porter getting away with an under-sized tax bill?
Millions buy its clothes. But online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is using clever tax planning to pay a fraction of the money demanded from most of us. It is legal. But is it moral?
