Aid and human rights agencies have expressed dismay at the UK government's repeated failure to heed informed criticism of its legal plans.

Church leaders in Guatemala have played a significant role in the struggle to thwart controversial plans by a European energy giant, defending the widely ignored rights of the indigenous community, writes Tobias Roberts, on assignment with Mennonite Central Committee from North America. ENEL is the largest utility in Italy and the second largest in Europe, with revenues of more than US$100 billion in 2010.

New plans to reveal more about multinationals’ finances need toughening to help poor countries fight multi-billion pound tax dodging, says Christian Aid.