It is clear that in the late 1990s, there was a culture of pushing the rules as far as they would go, and, for some companies - perhaps a few, perhaps a lot - of pushing the rules beyond the proper or even the legal limit.

BBC: No smoke without fire

"It would not be proper for Africa to host this tournament and limit it to just one country, particularly one whose benefits would not spread to the others".

BBC: 'Africa deserves a joint bid' - Odegbami

Meanwhile a Tory Chancellor, George Osborne, is convinced that those on the highest incomes are not making a proper contribution to the reduction of the government's excessive deficit - and so he wants to limit their ability to avoid tax, including through his controversial plan to limit how much they can cut their tax bill by making big contributions to charity.

BBC: More than 70% of high earners paid 50% tax rate