Purpose – A reply to Tony Tinker's paper, “ The withering of criticism” . Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs argument and discourse to critique Tinker's paper and defend the author's position. Findings – The paper shows how oddly our work has been represented, and that...

In the UK, the accountancy profession plays an important and influential role in the audit and regulation of economic and social affairs. Although an increasing amount of interest is currently being taken in the role of accounting and auditing in society, comparatively little attention has been...