Great to be in sunny Liverpool rubbing shoulders with wonderful social enterprises at #LabourConference2025

Chilly Saturday morning. Supporters milling on platform. Plastic bags in hand. First tin of the day. Oooh, that has a kick. Inside voices for now. Chat with randomers. No-one lost yet. Happy. Slag off the Prem - not proper football. No Salah but also no VAR in EFL. #UpTheTics

This is big and a really good piece of policing and prosecutorial work - bribes to help foreign states get a more favourable hearing in parliaments and with the public should never have a place in the UK or Europe.

If the plan is to bring back thriving high-streets, will also *need* to bite the bullet and tackle the rapid rise of online marketplaces such Shein, Temu, Amazon and now even TikTok - who don't pay their way on tax and have a massive unfair advantage. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It's absolutely astonishing: In just about 13 years, Norway has skyrocketed from virtually no sales of zero-emission battery electric vehicles to nearly 100% of all new passenger car purchases.

If the plan is to bring back thriving high-streets, will also *need* to bite the bullet and tackle the rapid rise of online marketplaces such Shein, Temu, Amazon and now even TikTok - who don't pay their way on tax and have a massive unfair advantage. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Phoenixism is rampant in the UK. Here's what it looks like: - a business goes into admin with £2.9m debts, including £647k owed in tax - 3 days later, acquired for initial £10k by venture created by previous owner, who pocketed millions in its final three years www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It is "established fact" that humans have warmed the Earth by burning fossils fuels and that our emissions have made climate extremes more frequent and intense (IPCC AR6) Thank you for your attention to this matter! www.carbonbrief.org/...

The USA is much further along the road to Gilead under Trump than London is to Sharia Law under Khan. I know who I wouldnt want my daughter alone in a room with.

The US Chamber of Commerce never misses an opportunity to attack legislation that improves financial transparency. Now trying to kill not only improvements in US accounting and reporting standards, but progressive tax transparency legislation in other countries. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

"Serious questions need to be asked as to why Temu has such a negligible economic and tax footprint in the UK despite its enormous sales. The registered office in London is essentially a shell, with no staff and no long-term assets." www.retail-week.com/fashion/temu...

"Serious questions need to be asked as to why Temu has such a negligible economic and tax footprint in the UK despite its enormous sales. The registered office in London is essentially a shell, with no staff and no long-term assets." www.retail-week.com/fashion/temu...

The US Chamber of Commerce never misses an opportunity to attack legislation that improves financial transparency. Now trying to kill not only improvements in US accounting and reporting standards, but progressive tax transparency legislation in other countries. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

We have been warning for years that phoenixing is a major issue in the UK. The chances of being caught are very small. And if caught, the penalties have been laughable to date. Beyond vital tax lost, it's difficult for legitimate small retailers to compete www.ft.com/content/5ef9...

International Tax Review have picked up on our latest polling of the UK public, highlighting that: - 69% want to see Big Tech continue paying a digital services tax; and, - 74% support mandatory country-by-country tax reporting by multinationals. www.internationaltaxreview.com/article/2fby...

Obviously pre-Trump administration... but shows that the majority of the world has pretty much concluded that the race to the bottom on corporate income tax needs to end, and rebound somewhat even. Needs remembering amidst the current global chaos. bsky.app/profile/fair...

International Tax Review have picked up on our latest polling of the UK public, highlighting that: - 69% want to see Big Tech continue paying a digital services tax; and, - 74% support mandatory country-by-country tax reporting by multinationals. www.internationaltaxreview.com/article/2fby...

Research commissioned by @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social finds increased support among the UK public for responsible corporate tax conduct and for government measures which encourage this. fairtaxmark.net/uk-public-ca...

Research commissioned by @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social finds increased support among the UK public for responsible corporate tax conduct and for government measures which encourage this. fairtaxmark.net/uk-public-ca...

We have been warning for years that phoenixing is a major issue in the UK. The chances of being caught are very small. And if caught, the penalties have been laughable to date. Beyond vital tax lost, it's difficult for legitimate small retailers to compete www.ft.com/content/5ef9...

We have been warning for years that phoenixing is a major issue in the UK. The chances of being caught are very small. And if caught, the penalties have been laughable to date. Beyond vital tax lost, it's difficult for legitimate small retailers to compete www.ft.com/content/5ef9...

Deloitte's latest international survey of corporate tax leaders has again found that the global tax policy landscape is dominated by "Transparency and Reporting". Furthermore, the vast majority (82%) expect increased pressure for public tax disclosure over the next 2-3 years.

My favourite bit of Shein's response... in connection with thier ultimate owner being based in the Cayman Islands... "The spokesperson for Shein said: This is a standard, widely used corporate structure across industries." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

My favourite bit of Shein's response... in connection with thier ultimate owner being based in the Cayman Islands... "The spokesperson for Shein said: This is a standard, widely used corporate structure across industries." www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Erm, £4.8bn of "their" £5.8bn "tax contribution" is tax collected not tax borne?! They are trying to take the credit for taxes other people are paying?!?! And they still refuse to say how much corporate income tax they pay on their £29bn of UK revenue. www.mirror.co.uk/money/amazon...

Erm, £4.8bn of "their" £5.8bn "tax contribution" is tax collected not tax borne?! They are trying to take the credit for taxes other people are paying?!?! And they still refuse to say how much corporate income tax they pay on their £29bn of UK revenue. www.mirror.co.uk/money/amazon...

Don't believe the hype. It's not all all dog eat dog out there. Superb starlings not only raise each others chicks, but switch between nanny and parent role multiple times. #CooperationInNature www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Don't believe the hype. It's not all all dog eat dog out there. Superb starlings not only raise each others chicks, but switch between nanny and parent role multiple times. #CooperationInNature www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

"She said that there were two things she would never do in the job. One was anything that was deemed illegal, and the second was anything that she felt flew in the face of science, and she said she was asked to do both of those" www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... #USANotRFK

There was a time when people would be aghast in the UK at destroying the futures of their grandchildren in this way. But, I fear, not right now. Wait until the cheshire set wake up to the fact that they on similar latitude to moscow and vancouver. Pow. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Corporate income tax really is very beautiful😍 Accounts for 37% of the tax paid by the US's wealthiest 0.0002%. Rising to 46% of the tax paid by the 100 richest US corporation tax cuts in 2017 led to a big fall in the tax paid by the ultra-wealthy, cf average US citizen www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

Corporate income tax really is very beautiful😍 Accounts for 37% of the tax paid by the US's wealthiest 0.0002%. Rising to 46% of the tax paid by the 100 richest US corporation tax cuts in 2017 led to a big fall in the tax paid by the ultra-wealthy, cf average US citizen www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

It feels like Trump is singling Orsted out as they are Danish (and the state part-own) and he wants to get his swollen mitts on Greenland. The whole of Europe needs to have Denmark's back here. His bullying is worsening. Rolling over is not working. www.ft.com/content/6e66...

Guardian letters page taking no prisoners today :)

Just the small matter of Digital Services Taxes *not* discriminating against US Big Tech Apply to likes of TikTok as well, who are paying very little corporation tax on the £6bn of international revenue that is booked in the UK. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

No public money should go into Manchester United's stadium - direct or indirect. The business is badly run at so many levels. And owners have a track record of dodging tax. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

And breathe OFR predicted that 25% of non-doms with trusts would quit the UK in response to them being treated more equally: a measure forecast to raise £4bn in 2026-27 and £6bn the following year Latest HMRC payroll data supports these predictions on.ft.com/45DlJEU

Good on Sadiq Khan. Labour needs campaigning politicians on the front foot. Evidence-based policy making at play. Refreshing

This is bang on from Lord Falconer. Labour need to embrace and expand thier agenda-driven ministers: Rayner on housing, Miliband on net zero and Mahmood on justice. They are all 'getting on with it' and 'changing things'. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is bang on from Lord Falconer. Labour need to embrace and expand thier agenda-driven ministers: Rayner on housing, Miliband on net zero and Mahmood on justice. They are all 'getting on with it' and 'changing things'. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Pure sensationalism from the FT - increase of just 1,078 company directors "leaving" the UK since the autumn budget - biggest increase over last 2yrs is moves to Germany - the increased no. of UK nationals 'flocking' to UAE is 80 over 2yrs, and largely SME directors www.ft.com/content/a3fc...

Surveys conducted across the EU's 27 Member States have found incredible support for large multinationals contributing toward a global minimum tax in each country in which they operate. Support is 80% across the EU! Rare to find such high levels of support on any issue, never mind questions of tax

A researcher for a 1930s street directory knocked on the Hulme front door of Matt Busby, then a Man City player, and asked his occupation. It appeared in the directory, due to his Lanarkshire accent, as 'fruit broiler'. (h/t Andy Spinoza, 'Manchester Unspun').

Whoopy doo 🥳 "Five" companies have been booted off the UK business register for filing false accounts. Only tens of thousands more to go Until it stops being ridiculously easy to establish a company in the UK, the fraudsters will keep on winning and laughing www.gov.uk/government/n...

Whoopy doo 🥳 "Five" companies have been booted off the UK business register for filing false accounts. Only tens of thousands more to go Until it stops being ridiculously easy to establish a company in the UK, the fraudsters will keep on winning and laughing www.gov.uk/government/n...

Study finds: "a significant average decline of approximately one-third in the number of tax haven subsidiaries among European banks following the introduction of mandatory public CbCR, compared to a control group of insurance firms exempt from the disclosure requirement."

Pure sensationalism from the FT - increase of just 1,078 company directors "leaving" the UK since the autumn budget - biggest increase over last 2yrs is moves to Germany - the increased no. of UK nationals 'flocking' to UAE is 80 over 2yrs, and largely SME directors www.ft.com/content/a3fc...

"Mother F**king windfarms". This is so, so good. Nice one Vattenfall Maybe a sequel is needed: "Mother F**king corporate tax payers" group.vattenfall.com/windfarmed

"Mother F**king windfarms". This is so, so good. Nice one Vattenfall Maybe a sequel is needed: "Mother F**king corporate tax payers" group.vattenfall.com/windfarmed

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