The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole
‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push
July 2026
Cotton Capital: ongoing series
Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands – and for King Charles to back decolonisation
At London briefing, Caricom Reparations Commission decries fact region remains ‘most colonised part of world’
March 2026
The Saturday read
‘Like fleeing to Southampton’: was Mandelson escape ‘plot’ just a joke?
A story that started in the British Virgin Islands led to a sensational arrest 4,000 miles away – but was it ever more than a shaggy dog story?
February 2026
Russian firms have routed $8bn of trade through British island territories since invasion of Ukraine
Anti-corruption group Transparency International has catalogued ‘sanctions circumvention’ channelled through ‘unaccountable jurisdictions’
The Audio Long Read
Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI – podcast
When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way
By Edward Siddons. Read by Simon Darwen
Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor
Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie’s auction house
December 2025
The long read
Walking into disaster: the narcotrafficking scandal that blew up the BVI
The long read: When the new premier of the British Virgin Islands said he needed an armed security detail, his chief of police knew trouble was on its way
November 2025
UK accused of caving-in to British Virgin Islands over access to companies register
Parliamentary group urges government to clamp down on overseas territories before flagship anti-corruption summit
July 2025
Anti-corruption champion sent to UK offshore haven amid secrecy concerns
Foreign Office sending Margaret Hodge to British Virgin Islands to investigate slow progress against financial crime
Caribbean leaders back Jamaica petition to King Charles for slavery reparations
Caricom summit gives ‘broad support’ for request to Charles as region steps up campaign for justice
British overseas territories miss final deadline to crack down on ‘dirty money’
Island havens accused of ‘defying the will of parliament’ after failing to initiate corporate transparency measures
May 2025
UK offshore havens miss deadline for transparency plans
British Virgin Islands criticised for launching financial crime-fighting cartoon mascot before new legislation
February 2025
UK shipping firm used enslaved workers in Caribbean after abolition, study finds
Postal Museum says research featured in new exhibition shows how global postal service was ‘tool of empire’
New British Virgin Isles measures don’t protect businesses or privacy – they protect criminals
Joe Powell
If overseas territories refuse to implement meaningful corporate transparency reforms, we must use our powers to ensure they do
British Virgin Islands accused of ‘shameful’ attempt to avoid financial crime crackdown
MPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islands
January 2025
Roman Abramovich’s tax affairs must be investigated, MPs say
Cross-party group on tax calls for HMRC to act after Guardian investigation finds former Chelsea owner may owe up to £1bn
November 2024
We must stop UK territories laundering money, say politicians
Open registers are only way to stop dirty money that underpins crime
Margaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell
August 2024
Tropical Storm Ernesto hits Caribbean and intensifies en route to Puerto Rico
US territory shutters schools and opens shelters as storm is forecast to also near Virgin Islands and become hurricane
