Oh genius. What could possibly go wrong??

Cravenly obeying the US on a batshit crypto hallucination, because Brexit made us desperate.

It really looks like it's happening friends, though we should believe it when we see it. All I can think about is Alaa finally being able to hug his son Khaled - an infant when this torment began, now a teen as big as his father. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Fascinating (and worrying) analysis, with some grounds for optimism - and potentially a number of warnings for the UN #TaxConvention negotiations...

There will not be free and fair elections in the US in 2026 popular.info/p/the-2026-e... via @popular.info

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😡This must be stopped! Labour's 2024 manifesto promised our NHS would always be "publicly owned and publicly funded". Now they are talking about reintroducing PFI into our NHS. PFI would set a ticking time bomb under our NHS that will blow up in patients' faces - ACT NOW.

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Bolsonaro is sentenced justly to prison for his role in Brazil's failed coup & the US is lining up a far right candidate for next election, waging "diplomatic warfare," "economic warfare" with a 50% tariff on lots of Brazilian goods & sanctions on several govt officials, & "information warfare."

The USA, going backwards, making opacity great again. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

"the offshore world is not exotic. It’s boring and propped up by the most powerful economies on earth. Increasingly, they’re the ones acting like the “islands.”" "It’s become banal. And that’s what makes it so durable." ~ Nikhil Kalyanpur thepriceofpower.substack.com/p/stop-blami...

Tax abuse, 'circular shipping,' billions in tax revenue losses: could have been prevented if @the-rising-moon.bsky.social had been listened to. In January 2026, you can hear his story on The Corruption Diaries podcast from @taxjustice.net Here's Series 1: podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/t...

In London, hate will never win.

"the offshore world is not exotic. It’s boring and propped up by the most powerful economies on earth. Increasingly, they’re the ones acting like the “islands.”" "It’s become banal. And that’s what makes it so durable." ~ Nikhil Kalyanpur thepriceofpower.substack.com/p/stop-blami...

The USA, going backwards, making opacity great again. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

🚨Watch as police confiscate van showing Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Windsor amid the US president's state visit

Emboldened by Trump's open calls for US multinationals not to be taxed on their profits abroad, lobbyists are now targeting the transparency measures which will reveal the scale of their tax abuse. For Australia's good, @albomp.bsky.social must refuse to be bullied www.afr.com/politics/fed...

"Scaling backwards while renewables surge. Even as governments talk of nuclear’s “golden age,” the technology is shrinking." Why the Trump-Starmer ‘Golden Age of Nuclear’ Is Already Bankrupt, from @nafeez.bsky.social ageoftransformation.org/why-the-trum...

The pressure continues on Australia to roll back their ground-breaking corporate tax transparency law (which was already watered down but still good) www.afr.com/politics/fed...

1) I reported on the #Taxcast @taxjustice.net podcast on how v much we need immigration & how 10.9 million undocumented immigrants - the powerhouse of the US economy, an exploitable workforce with minimal rights, are paying a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega-corporations & several billionaires

Welcome to Rip-Off Britain. A country remade by privatisation. Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life. 🧵

1) I reported on the #Taxcast @taxjustice.net podcast on how v much we need immigration & how 10.9 million undocumented immigrants - the powerhouse of the US economy, an exploitable workforce with minimal rights, are paying a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega-corporations & several billionaires

1) In this podcast series Tax Revolt from @levernews.com the point is powerfully made that of all the movements for change including civil rights, gay rights, women's rights etc etc, the anti-tax movement's importance has been under-acknowledged and for decades it's suffered no setbacks.

1) A brilliant 4 part podcast series from the @levernews.com: TAX REVOLT "exposing the roots of the anti-tax movement behind Trump's billionaire tax cuts." How tax became the demon (leading to the inevitable decline in public wellbeing & rise in inequality) the.levernews.com/tax-revolt/

Fox News host calls for “involuntary lethal injection” of homeless people. What is the word for this? What is the word for people not troubled by the promotion of this on TV?

Once we accept deadly violence as a normal part of American life, we’re done for. www.levernews.com/we-must-stop...

1) A brilliant 4 part podcast series from the @levernews.com: TAX REVOLT "exposing the roots of the anti-tax movement behind Trump's billionaire tax cuts." How tax became the demon (leading to the inevitable decline in public wellbeing & rise in inequality) the.levernews.com/tax-revolt/

A fascinating listen to this series on the epic battle between an ill-advised Mcdonalds & two activists - a gardener & a former postman. There's a lot I didn't know, it's thought provoking, not least in the context of campaigning nowadays & libel law still needing reform www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

🚨 Breaking: The UK could lose up to £5.2bn if it scraps the Digital Services Tax on Big Tech – enough to pay for training 128,000 new NHS nurses. Polling shows 67% back enforcing laws on Big Tech, even if it strains relations with Trump. taxjustice.uk/blog/digital...

1) Some valuable analysis from @equalitytrust.bsky.social on the effect of the anti-tax lobby on the Norwegian elections, Scandinavia, the supposed heart of fairer taxation supporters.equalitytrust.org.uk/civicrm/mail...

No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.

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Wow. @matthewstoller.bsky.social on how economic & social wellbeing metrics are stuck in 1965: "Most people still depend on direct income, it’s almost entirely the wealthy who are getting raises in the form of higher financial asset values" "top 10% of earners “now account for 49.7% of all spending"

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Wow. @matthewstoller.bsky.social on how economic & social wellbeing metrics are stuck in 1965: "Most people still depend on direct income, it’s almost entirely the wealthy who are getting raises in the form of higher financial asset values" "top 10% of earners “now account for 49.7% of all spending"

1) A v helpful account from @toveryding.bsky.social sky.social @eurodadnews.bsky.social of 'the initial timid steps on the long road to a UN Convention on International Tax Cooperation' led by the Africa Group

1) The consequences are revealing themselves in the US of attacking immigrants for political gain, disrupting people's lives and refusing to recognise the power behind your own economy apnews.com/article/labo...

The British public are clear: It’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay a fairer share of taxes.

Oh, this is lovely.

The 2008 financial crisis started a massive transfer of wealth from the middle classes to the rich, which has been accelerating for 17 years since. This is why the economy never recovered. And why ordinary people are getting poorer and poorer. I made my money betting on this.

1) The consequences are revealing themselves in the US of attacking immigrants for political gain, disrupting people's lives and refusing to recognise the power behind your own economy apnews.com/article/labo...

I'm about to read this new book on an epic Canadian-Latino corruption fight by brave whistleblower Eduardo García. "From Paraguay to Canada, boardrooms to courtrooms...evidence disappeared, judges looked away, and powerful men closed ranks to protect billions at stake."

And yet Delta Air Lines paid $0 to dump 60.6 million tonnes of CO₂ₑ into the atmosphere in 2024.

The Most Hopeful Economic Story That’s Not in the News: "Whether you want to fight oligarchy, end global poverty, or tackle the climate crisis, the road to doing so runs through tax." Yes indeed!

I'm about to read this new book on an epic Canadian-Latino corruption fight by brave whistleblower Eduardo García. "From Paraguay to Canada, boardrooms to courtrooms...evidence disappeared, judges looked away, and powerful men closed ranks to protect billions at stake."

I often think about this letter to the New Statesman. It's from a 1960s Tory, and neatly summarises how British politics has shifted massively to the right, and taken Starmer's Labour party with it. #PoliticsLive

Why aren't the Rich fighting Against Autocracy (anymore)? "I think the main explanation is that elites no longer have the incentive to fight for the rule of law at home. They can buy it abroad." I'm belatedly reading this from Nikhil Kalyanpur on the use of tax havens for non-tax purposes

Who can resist Kung Fu Piggy, pigfluencer and black belt in overland travel? You can follow his non-plane travel adventures here...

Trump: Let our multinationals extract without hindrance from your populations for free. Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...