Will King Charles take the lead over action on tax havens?

The newly crowned monarch has been called on to help end ‘one of the world’s most enduring injustices’ – something that could be life-changing for millions, says Chris Blackhurst

One group puts the tax loss imposed on the world by British overseas territories at £152bn (PA)

What sort of monarch will King Charles III be?

The expectation is that he is a decent man, with strongly-held principles which, prior to ascending to the throne, he was not afraid to express. Now he has an opportunity to go further, to impose himself, to make a genuine difference.

Among his views has been a keen desire to alleviate suffering and hardship; to improve the lot of the poor and disadvantaged. With that in mind, Tax Justice Network, a coalition of researchers and activists campaigning against tax avoidance, has written to him, challenging the new monarch “to end one of the world’s most enduring injustices”.