The U.K. Closed a Tax Loophole for the Global Rich. Now They're Fleeing.
'I'm on my way out,' said Bassim Haidar, a Nigerian-born Lebanese businessman who moved here in 2010. 'There comes a time when you don't feel welcome anymore, and it's time to just start packing and leaving.'
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