Richard Brooks (born 18 August 1965) is a British investigative journalist and former tax inspector. He writes principally for Private Eye, is the author of books on accountancy and tax avoidance, and was a 16-year senior corporate tax inspector for HMRC. He is the joint winner of two Paul Foot Awards, an annual award for investigative or campaigning journalism.
Since 2005, he has been a regular contributor to Private Eye.[2] In 2008 Brooks was joint-winner of the Paul Foot Award for his investigation into the privatisation of the CDC Group. He is the author of The Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business (2013) and the co-author (with David Craig) of Plundering the Public Sector: How New Labour are letting consultants run off with £70 billion of our money (2006).[3] With Andrew Bousfield, he was joint-winner again of the Paul Foot Award in 2014 for their investigations in Private Eye on bribery inShady Arabia and the Desert Fix.[4] In 2018 Brooks published a new book, Bean Counters: The Triumph of Accountants and how they broke Capitalism.[5]
Richard Brooks is a digger and a troublemaker who niggles away at difficult subjects in a meticulous, punchy and highly effective way.
This is where Brooks comes into his own: not only does he have a near-encyclopedic knowledge of [tax] anomalies sanctioned by the state, he also has an ear for resonant detail.
Richard Brooks is an ex-HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) tax inspector turned investigative journalist, regarded as one of the U.K.'s best reporters on tax avoidance.
Craig, David; Brooks, Richard (2006). Plundering the Public Sector: How New Labour are Letting Consultants run off with GBP70 billion of our Money. Constable. ISBN978-1845293741.
Brooks, Richard (2014). The Great Tax Robbery: How Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business. One World. ISBN978-1780743714.
Brooks, Richard (2018). Bean Counters: The Triumph of Accountants and how they broke Capitalism. Atlantic Books. ISBN978-1786490285.
^"The principles of tax policy: Written evidence submitted by Richard Brooks". Parliament U.K. 21 January 2011. I am a journalist with Private Eye magazine. I write on a number of issues including tax and was a member of the Guardian's "Tax Gap" team that ran a series on corporate tax avoidance two years ago. Until 2005 I was a tax inspector at HMRC specialising in international and corporate taxation
^ ab"Private Eye and public scandals". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Richard Brooks is one. He was a tax inspector for 16 years, and spent a year at the Treasury giving policy advice to ministers.
^"Ian Hislop Tears Into MPs Over Sleaze, Second Jobs And Lobbying". HuffPost UK. 25 January 2022.
^"Standards Committee announce new evidence sessions on reform of Code of Conduct for MPs". Parliament. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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Richard Brooks: Guardian
October 14, 2023
richard, brooks, journalist, richard, brooks, born, august, 1965, british, investigative, journalist, former, inspector, writes, principally, private, author, books, accountancy, avoidance, year, senior, corporate, inspector, hmrc, joint, winner, paul, foot, a. Richard Brooks born 18 August 1965 is a British investigative journalist and former tax inspector He writes principally for Private Eye is the author of books on accountancy and tax avoidance and was a 16 year senior corporate tax inspector for HMRC He is the joint winner of two Paul Foot Awards an annual award for investigative or campaigning journalism Richard BrooksBorn 1965 08 18 18 August 1965 age 58 NationalityEnglishOccupationsAuthorInvestigative JournalistKnown forInvestigative journalism Contents 1 Career 2 Bibliography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditBrooks worked as a HM Revenue and Customs tax inspector for 16 years up until 2005 specialising in international and corporate taxation 1 2 Since 2005 he has been a regular contributor to Private Eye 2 In 2008 Brooks was joint winner of the Paul Foot Award for his investigation into the privatisation of the CDC Group He is the author of The Great Tax Robbery How Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business 2013 and the co author with David Craig of Plundering the Public Sector How New Labour are letting consultants run off with 70 billion of our money 2006 3 With Andrew Bousfield he was joint winner again of the Paul Foot Award in 2014 for their investigations in Private Eye on bribery inShady Arabia and the Desert Fix 4 In 2018 Brooks published a new book Bean Counters The Triumph of Accountants and how they broke Capitalism 5 Richard Brooks is a digger and a troublemaker who niggles away at difficult subjects in a meticulous punchy and highly effective way Alan Rusbridger Editor Guardian 6 This is where Brooks comes into his own not only does he have a near encyclopedic knowledge of tax anomalies sanctioned by the state he also has an ear for resonant detail Jonathan Ford Lead Writer Financial Times 7 Richard Brooks is an ex HM Revenue amp Customs HMRC tax inspector turned investigative journalist regarded as one of the U K s best reporters on tax avoidance The International Tax Review 8 In January 2022 Brooks alongside Ian Hislop and Solomon Hughes presented evidence on MPs conduct to the House of Commons Standards Committee 9 10 Bibliography EditCraig David Brooks Richard 2006 Plundering the Public Sector How New Labour are Letting Consultants run off with GBP70 billion of our Money Constable ISBN 978 1845293741 Brooks Richard 2014 The Great Tax Robbery How Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business One World ISBN 978 1780743714 Brooks Richard 2018 Bean Counters The Triumph of Accountants and how they broke Capitalism Atlantic Books ISBN 978 1786490285 See also EditCorporate tax haven Base erosion and profit shifting Feargal O Rourke Tax Justice Network Matheson law firm Ireland as a tax havenReferences Edit The principles of tax policy Written evidence submitted by Richard Brooks Parliament U K 21 January 2011 I am a journalist with Private Eye magazine I write on a number of issues including tax and was a member of the Guardian s Tax Gap team that ran a series on corporate tax avoidance two years ago Until 2005 I was a tax inspector at HMRC specialising in international and corporate taxation a b Private Eye and public scandals BBC News 14 October 2011 Richard Brooks is one He was a tax inspector for 16 years and spent a year at the Treasury giving policy advice to ministers Curtis Brown www curtisbrown co uk Paul Foot Award 2014 Private Eye No 1386 20 February 2015 p10 The Triumph of the Accountants by Richard Brooks who guards the guards Financial Times 5 June 2018 The Paul Foot Award 2008 Private Eye Retrieved 14 February 2015 All Carrot and no Stick Financial Times 22 March 2013 Richard Brooks ITR 11 December 2013 Ian Hislop Tears Into MPs Over Sleaze Second Jobs And Lobbying HuffPost UK 25 January 2022 Standards Committee announce new evidence sessions on reform of Code of Conduct for MPs Parliament Retrieved 29 January 2022 External links EditRichard Brooks Guardian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Brooks journalist amp oldid 1115740942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
