Democracy is under siege and billionaires are pulling the strings. We talk with @ituc.bsky.social's Luc Triangle about the fight against inequality & the threat of this ‘billionaire coup.’ 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒗𝒔. 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒑 out now. Listen: www.equals.ink/p/workers-vs...

"We shouldn't be pitting the poorest against the poorest. The 50 richest families in Britain are worth £500bn, the same wealth as half of Britain, why aren't we taxing the top 1%? This would raise £25bn!" @unitesharon.bsky.social #WealthTax

We're in London today with a big old bus to tell our Govt this country cannot afford cuts. Instead they should tax us, the super rich. A 2% wealth tax alone could raise up to £460mln a week. @Keir_starmer - invest in a fairer economy. Patriotic Millionaires say Tax Our Wealth

We shouldn't be pitting the poorest against the poorest. The 50 richest families in Britain are worth £500bn, the same wealth as half of Britain, why aren't we taxing the top 1%? It would raise £25bn. ⤵️

Defense spending through aid cuts has become the depressing answer to Trump's question: "How are you going to defend yourselves if I stop the US protecting you?" Brilliant, nuanced analysis from @oxfamgb.bsky.social Katy Chakrabortty on UK ODA cuts and how we got here blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Spent the weekend walking in the Cotswolds and got to try out my new camera. Same subjects, better quality.

'Balancing the books' on the backs of poor and disabled people was wrong when the Tories did it, and it would be wrong now. It’s a political choice - one that could push 700,000 households into poverty. Our government should instead tax the ballooning wealth of the super-rich.

“It is morally bankrupt to make people living in poverty at home or around the world pay the greatest price for Government spending decisions...when the extreme wealth of the UK’s super rich is skyrocketing but goes untouched.” @oxfamgb.bsky.social www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.

Pouting, shouting at someone and declaring them "not very nice" whilst you tell them to give up their people's sovereignty, land and freedom is about as dystopian as it gets. US politics feels akin to watching a capricious small child swinging around a wrecking ball at present.

I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.

It's been obvious since January 6 that he was an enemy of the USA, the UK & the whole of the free world. Everybody still in his camp understands this as completely as everybody against it. They just prioritise personal interest over the national & international. And they know it. They all know it.

"Missiles before medicine" - Our CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social on the British government cutting the international aid budget to fund defence spending. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

"This is for me, one of the most cynical and crass decisions I've seen the Prime Minister make for a very long time." Our director @nickdearden.bsky.social on @cnnipr.bsky.social this morning discussing this government's cuts to foreign aid ⤵️

The government has announced it will pay for more weapons and bombs by cutting support for the world's poorest people. A deplorable decision that will only create a more unstable and unequal world. What is the government doing to bring about peace?

This is as bleak as it is unsurprising from a govt that continues to seek to appease the right-wing who never voted for them in the first place. Labour will never beat them at their own game at it is beyond disappointing to see it trying to. An immoral, illogical move that will cost countless lives.

Watch RSC's #Kyoto last week. Seamlessly acted - what could have been a dry and inaccessible piece on climate bureaucracy, was actually an exciting and infuriating depiction of the insidious hold the oil lobby and its apologists have (then & now) on global climate negotiations www.rsc.org.uk/kyoto/

“More billionaires are now being created through inheritance than entrepreneurialism” – Anjela Taneja and @hbignell.bsky.social on Oxfam’s 2025 global inequalities report and the scale of unearned wealth #LSEInequalitiesBlog

"Govts in the global south must come to the realization that the prosperity of their people lies not in the hands of the US White House, but in their own agency, development and self-reliance." Call no Govts to react to USAID cuts by investing in local health systems www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“The world looks set to see five trillionaires by the end of the decade” – Oxfam’s Anjela Taneja and @hbignell.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog

Grateful to recharge in Devon for a week after a busy time. Back at it now 🙌

Nazi salutes in week one. State-sanctioned ethnic cleansing in week four. But all the scumbag apologists who dared to talk about ‘over-reaction’ are still too bent and/or invested to row back.

Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, "What President Trump proposes is nonsense, it's unlawful" "People talk of ethnic cleansing, no, this is worse" "He's inciting to commit forced displacement which is an international clime"

i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

"He...was – like me – subject to intense activity of the right-wing press who wished to smear his character. He was very much of the Left, and wanted a socially just and fair society."

Capitalism is evolving so fast, my dictionary is lagging behind. First, it's billionaires, now we're just casually adding trillionaire to the mix. Spellcheck's like, 'I can't even... 🤯💸 #FightInequality #TaxTheRich #TakersNotMakers

The 50 richest families in Britain are worth £500bn, the same amount of money that half of Britain is worth. @unitetheunion.bsky.social's plan is for a tax of 1% to be applied on the assets of those worth more than £4m, which would raise £25bn a year to fund investment in public services.

"Billionaires are a sign of policy failure. They are a political choice that we make." Powerful opening from @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Amitabh Behar. JOIN THE LIVESTREAM NOW: www.weforum.org/meetings/wor... #TakersNotMakers

Sharing a selection of some of my favorite graphics from @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's 2025 #Davos report #TakersNotMakers 👇

Fantastic blog from @oxfaminternational.bsky.social Anthony Kamande looking at the institutional ways colonialism continues to rear its ugly head and perpetuate inequality. A must read for anyone working in the Development Sector ⬇️

“It’s simply not possible to have a functioning democratic system under these conditions.” Finally had a chance to listen to @jasonhickel.bsky.social's fantastic interview with @maxlawsontin.bsky.social & Nafkote. podfollow.com/1480735096/e... @oxfaminternational.bsky.social #TakersNotMakers

70% of millionaires agree that if we would #TaxTheRich, the world would have a brighter future for all. 370 of those millionaires signed a letter to tell world governments to say #WeMustDrawTheLine to #EndInequality Find out more: wemustdrawtheline.org

Donald Trump’s billionaire clique is a “threat to global stability”, a group of millionaires including a Disney heiress and Dale Vince, British energy boss, have claimed ⬇️ Great work from @patrioticmillionaires.org 👏 www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

The world is on course to see 5 trillionaires by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, the number of people living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged since 1990. Anjela Taneja and @hbignell.bsky.social share insights from #TakersNotMakers. views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/01/davo...

For an engaging and accessible (I'm not great with numbers and I followed just fine!) look at how Oxfam worked out our stats for this year's #TakersNotMakers Davos Inequality report, check out this blog from our main number-cruncher Alex ⬇️

What a choice; a defining photo for the new gilded age. An inauguration that makes clearer than ever the triumph of oligarchy - one that isn’t incidental but intrinsic to the politics and policies that we’re seeing set out.

While many struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of the super-rich has soared. It doesn’t have to be this way. There’s another way—one that prioritises fairness, sustainability, and equality. It starts with making those at the top pay their fair share. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40FunBq #Davos

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🔴 Au moins 60% de la fortune des milliardaires n’est pas méritée. C'est la conclusion du nouveau rapport d @oxfambe.bsky.social sur les inégalités mondiales. Intitulé « Takers, not makers », voici les 10 chiffres à retenir qui devraient susciter l’indignation du personnel politique. 🧵⤵️

Oxfam International Director Amitabh Behar on the #wef25 and this year's @oxfaminternational.bsky.social Inequality Report #TakersNotMakers. "How the super-rich are perpetuating modern-day colonialism". www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

"How can we start to fix a system that perversely rewards unjust amassing of wealth and historic crimes, while penalising the poorest, particularly in the Global South?" Read this summarise of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's annual Davos Inequality report. #TakersNotMakers

Pesticides that are banned in the European union, are actually manufactured by the EU and exported to countries in the Global South. "If those pesticides are harmful for Europeans, they are also harmful for Africans." See what feminist reparations could achieve ⬇️ x.com/Oxfam/status...

Watch and read the report #TakersNotMakers #WEF25 #Davos youtu.be/SxO3h_Xr01s?...

‼️NEW: Billionaire wealth in the EU surges by nearly €400 million per day in 2024, with a new billionaire nearly every week. This is according to Oxfam EU's new research out ahead of #WEF. #TakersNotMakers Link 👉 www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel... A 🧵

2024 gab es 4 neue Milliardär*innen pro Woche 🤯 Wie jedes Jahr zum Start des #WEF2025 in Davos veröffentlichen wir unseren Bericht über die weltweite Vermögensverteilung und müssen feststellen, dass die Ungleichheit auf der Welt noch krasser geworden ist 🌍💔 #takersnotmakers #taxtherich

The UK has the highest proportion of billionaire wealth derived from “monopolies and cronyism” among G7 countries, where wealth climbed by £35m a day to £182bn in 2024. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

Billionaires growing richer faster than before,says @oxfaminternational.bsky.social - trillionaires are expected to emerge within the next decade,as the richest 1% now own 45% of global wealth,while 44% of humanity lives on less than $6.85 per day www.dw.com/en/billionai... #TakersNotMakers

#Oxfam Inequality Report 2025: For the richest 10 billionaires, their fortunes grew by $US100 million a day on average. Some 60% of billionaire wealth comes from either inheritance, cronyism, corruption or monopoly power #TakersNotMakers #FightInequality #TaxTheRich www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...