‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money laundering The Guardian - UK · Aug 26
‘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? The Guardian - UK · Mar 7
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 The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
New British Virgin Isles measures don’t protect businesses or privacy – they protect criminals If overseas territories refuse to implement meaningful corporate transparency reforms, we must use our powers to ensure they do The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025