Corruption, the credit crunch, protectionism, tax havens ... they're all on OECD chief Gurria's agenda. By Nick Mathiason and Heather Stewart Angel Gurria, head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the world's foremost economic and policy forum, is undoubtedly suave. He is a member of the only club in Mexico that plays cricket (Reformer Athletic Club. Patrons: The Queen and Prince Philip). 'It's just across the street from my house, so it is the best club by definition,' says Mexico's former finance and foreign minister. It is easy to imagine Gurria, a charmer confident enough to emphasise his point with little touches on the arm of his audience, sipping gin and tonics there. Less easy to imagine him sharing a bath in a rented room in Leeds with his wife in the teeth of the three-day week. But that...
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