Maya Forstater

That’s incorrect. The WHO data they cite relates to poor countries to which only 15% of the $100bn relates. That’s highly misleading.

What's incorrect in what I said? I said tax dodging is a global issue. It is. And the film doesn't relate to Africa. Which it doesn't.

72% of the WHO estimates relates to LICs and LMICs. The $100 bn avoidance estimate mainly (85%) relates to UMIC and HIC developing countries -- taxes collected in China & Mexico will not be spent on basic healthcare in Malawi & Cambodia.

Mathew - Now I am wonder if you had seen the criticism of the video?

I have but don't agree with you. People have to be engaged before they'll even hear the reasoned facts. The film is a creative (& non-geog specific) allegory on the consequences of tax dodging that does that. 1 million have seen it, now open to further info on tax and inequality.

That sounds like a defence the Daily Mail could run. Getting people engaged by creating outrage at things that ain’t true. I’ll pass.

Agreed. It creates a belief in simple solutions based on a view of some "facts" that are challengeable. Also think it recreates the dependency view of poor countries.

Nonsense. That tax avoidance has human consequences is true. No-one is claiming the solutions are simple. And finding creative ways to express complexity simply has engaged more people for further levels of detail. And raised inequality up the political agenda.