. @alexcobham “It is not helpful to equate a $ of illicit flows with a $ of tax evasion” <- agree. http://cgd.to/1bCZuKT
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Replying to @MForstater
@alexcobham .. And yet this a an accepted norm in the public debate, that no one ever notices (?) or mentions!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater Distinction unclear outside our bubble I guess! Notice it most from underbriefed respondents, plus the occasional campaigner.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alexcobham
@alexcobham CGD could publish something to help orgs avoid inadvertently spreading misinformation and misunderstandings on this?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater Not sure it's one for us, though I see the point. Maybe you should? "Common IFF errors and how to avoid them"?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alexcobham
@MForstater Would need to address all the issues on the anti-transparency side too, to be useful (and even-handed). Might not make friends!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alexcobham
@alexcobham - whole point of robust data and serious analysis is to get beyond whos-friends-with-who as basis for decision making!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater Quite. [So we should all focus on getting data and doing analysis, rather than picking fights that divert from issues at hand!]1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@alexcobham If no quality control in the system then errors and mis-analysis crowds out the good data, prevents understanding of issues.
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