A poll commissioned by Christian Aid and Global Witness, immediately before the Panama Papers exposé, found that over three-quarters of British adults agree that ‘David Cameron has a moral responsibility to ensure that the UK’s Overseas Territories are as transparent as possible’. Agreement is even stronger among those aged 45+ (85%). 81% agreed that ‘All companies, whether they are registered in the UK or its Overseas Territories, should be legally required to reveal their ultimate owners’. 69% (74% for those aged 45+) agreed that ‘It is damaging to the UK’s international reputation to be linked to so-called tax havens’. Anonymously-owned companies are the main method used by tax evaders and the corrupt to hide their identity and their money.