Forget the 48%. What if 97% voted “Remain”? In Gibraltar they did.

Gibraltar, the 6.8 km² British Overseas Territory on Spain’s southern coast voted 97% to remain. Yet it faces the same uncertain future as the rest of the UK. Gibraltar Chief Minister, The Hon Fabian Picardo was on The Andrew Marr Show this weekend, talking about the impact of Brexit.

Edward Troup at the UK Public Accounts Committee Global Tax Transparency Summit.

Edward Troup, Executive Chair of HMRC spoke this morning at the UK Public Accounts Committee Global Tax Transparency Summit.

Much of what Edward talked about was a tour through the recent activities of UK government and/or HMRC to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. He also said that action on international avoidance and evasion requires international cooperation. He then went on to talk about HMRC’s thoughts on transparency and taxpayer confidentiality.