Tax havens are firmly on the agenda of the 20 most powerful countries in the world, with headlines today that Gordon Brown will chair a meeting on the subject at their next summit.
The announcement confirms the fears of Treasury Minister Allan Bell that a concerted assault on the offshores is taking place.
In Tynwald, some backbenchers claimed they were being kept in the dark over the government’s response to the situation.
Mr Bell finds their attitude exasperating, as he explained to John Moss:
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