Exactly. "Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governments" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The next stage of negotiations at the UN begin in New York on Monday.

The Guardian view on global corporate tax: a $500bn prize that states must seize | Editorial

Editorial: Donald Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governments

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Palantir: pure contempt for people while they rake in 'other-worldy' profits from public contracts they should never have been allowed anywhere near. Brilliant research from @cictar.bsky.social

Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts

Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss

theguardian.com

@cictar.bsky.social · 10h ago

Exactly. "Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governments" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The next stage of negotiations at the UN begin in New York on Monday.

The Guardian view on global corporate tax: a $500bn prize that states must seize | Editorial

Editorial: Donald Trump may reject the negotiations, but he cannot veto a global effort to make multinational companies answer to governments

theguardian.com

We spoke with @lbc.co.uk's @sandywarr.bsky.social this morning about the UN's plan to change how we tax multinational corporations from a "pay where you say" approach to a "pay where you play" approach, & how the UK stands to gain an extra £12.8 billion a year from these plans. #UNtaxConvention

Countries at the UN want to change where we tax multinational corporations, & our new study with @psiglobalunion.bsky.social shows this can see countries collecting an extra US$500 billion in tax from multinationals a year WITHOUT increasing tax rates. How? Swipe to find out. #UNtaxConvention

YES YES YES, a million times YES!!

"the vast majority of care home beds are run by profit-making companies, meaning huge chunks of public money are being siphoned away into the pockets of private equity firms&corporate shareholders" ~ @justtreatment.org Absolutely essential to end that for our desperately needed National Care Service

Could this be a turning point for social care? — Just Treatment

Our response to the Prime Minister’s announcements on social care reform, and what’s missing.

justtreatment.org

"It's no exaggeration to say that trillionaires (Musk likely won't be the last) are creatures of the tax code. They ought to be called "taxillionaires."" 🎯 It's not right that taxes on returns to capital (but not labor) are deferred, allowing those returns to compound untaxed. We can fix this.

Patriotic Millionaires@patrioticmillionaires.org · 7d ago

This is an important piece that captures the essence of how our tax code created today's ultra-billionaires. We can check their power by fixing the untaxed wealth problem: otherwords.org/elon-musks-f...

"the vast majority of care home beds are run by profit-making companies, meaning huge chunks of public money are being siphoned away into the pockets of private equity firms&corporate shareholders" ~ @justtreatment.org Absolutely essential to end that for our desperately needed National Care Service

Could this be a turning point for social care? — Just Treatment

Our response to the Prime Minister’s announcements on social care reform, and what’s missing.

justtreatment.org

💰 With banks dishing out *£16.4 BILLION* in bonuses (the highest since the financial crisis of 2008) the cost of living crisis must be something of a fantasy to City bankers...🧐 Add your name to 67,235 and counting(!) and tell the new Chancellor to #TaxTheBanks today 👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks

YES. Exactly. "Andy Burnham can’t transform the country while sticking to the current fiscal rules." As always, @premnsikka.bsky.social nails it. And yes, the concept of 'investment' governments are always talking about is extremely slippery and very often downright unhelpful!

Andy Burnham can’t transform the country while sticking to the current fiscal rules

Sticking to the 2024 election manifesto and fiscal rules will make it harder for him to deliver the headline promises and the change that he has paraded.

leftfootforward.org

John Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks. No mention of the £59bn not collected by HMRC last year Profit shifting to dodge taxes Tax anomalies - e.g. capital gains & dividends taxed at lower rates than wages. Capital welfare programs. archive.ph/glmbd

John Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks

US-Iran war and new spending commitments threaten to cut buffer to as little as £7bn, economists estimate

ft.com

YES. Exactly. "Andy Burnham can’t transform the country while sticking to the current fiscal rules." As always, @premnsikka.bsky.social nails it. And yes, the concept of 'investment' governments are always talking about is extremely slippery and very often downright unhelpful!

Andy Burnham can’t transform the country while sticking to the current fiscal rules

Sticking to the 2024 election manifesto and fiscal rules will make it harder for him to deliver the headline promises and the change that he has paraded.

leftfootforward.org

Whatever the deal is, no, we don't want private interests profiting from, or involved with water in any way, any more. Please consider signing and sharing this letter calling for new Environment Secretary Angela Eagle & Ofwat to reject this desperate last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors

Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle

I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?

weownit.org.uk

Tax is routinely misreported by media of all kinds, often it’s downright disinformation. How do we deal with a lack of truth telling? In this latest @taxjustice.net podcast it was uplifting to speak to Alan, retired scientist & IT professional, jazz musician & the bane of some media outlets lives...

Tax Justice Network@taxjustice.net · 2w ago

Our latest podcast: @naomifowler.bsky.social looks at how to deal with a lack of truth telling about tax, from our experience &the experiences of a retired scientist who's had a lot of success in combating misinformation. Plus: our new Real Estate Secrecy Index - who are the world's worst offenders?

Whatever the deal is, no, we don't want private interests profiting from, or involved with water in any way, any more. Please consider signing and sharing this letter calling for new Environment Secretary Angela Eagle & Ofwat to reject this desperate last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors

Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle

I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?

weownit.org.uk

Tax is routinely misreported by media of all kinds, often it’s downright disinformation. How do we deal with a lack of truth telling? In this latest @taxjustice.net podcast it was uplifting to speak to Alan, retired scientist & IT professional, jazz musician & the bane of some media outlets lives...

Tax Justice Network@taxjustice.net · 2w ago

Our latest podcast: @naomifowler.bsky.social looks at how to deal with a lack of truth telling about tax, from our experience &the experiences of a retired scientist who's had a lot of success in combating misinformation. Plus: our new Real Estate Secrecy Index - who are the world's worst offenders?

Our latest podcast: @naomifowler.bsky.social looks at how to deal with a lack of truth telling about tax, from our experience &the experiences of a retired scientist who's had a lot of success in combating misinformation. Plus: our new Real Estate Secrecy Index - who are the world's worst offenders?

#165 Tackling misinformation on tax - Tax Justice Network podcasts

Tax Justice Network podcast about corruption, tax abuse, financial secrecy, and how we fix it.

podcasts.taxjustice.net

Burnham has promised to do politics differently. But the vibe shift won’t be enough. In @labourlist.bsky.social, @suehawley.bsky.social sets out 5 practical reforms the new PM should deliver in his first 100 days - from capping political donations to bringing corporate lobbying out of the shadows.

'Beyond the vibe-shift - five immediate things Burnham should do to mend politics' - LabourList

A failure toshow a serious commitment to restoring trust risks a catastrophic loss of faith in politics. Political reform must start now.

labourlist.org

The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law 16 years ago today. Though it included some key reforms, it failed to include the most important way to prevent future crashes: reinstate the Glass-Stegall Act and separate Wall Street from Main Street.

How Can We Stop Bank Failures? Make Banking Boring | Robert Reich

Silicon Valley BankSignature BankFirst Republic BankTogether, these three failed banks held more assets than the 25 bank

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California’s set to become an anti-monopoly superpower - "the 5th largest economy in the world, behind only the US as a whole, China, the EU & Germany. This...would have enormous impact on a corporation." openmarkets.substack.com/p/the-corner... from @openmarkets.bsky.social

The Corner Newsletter: California Takes Antitrust Leadership Role

July 14th, 2026

openmarkets.substack.com

Out soon on the #Taxcast - we speak to a retired scientist who became a warrior for truth &fairness fighting disinformation&misreporting in the press on subjects as important as wealth taxes. He's chalking up a lot of successes. What does it say about the state of the press& holding them to account?

It's a grim reflection of the media's priorities that there's been seldom a word about who the new Environment Secretary is (Angela Eagle, by the way, who is surely an improvement on the dismal Emma Reynolds). The post should be up there with Home, Foreign and Defence. It's central to our wellbeing.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2w ago

Everyone had better be nice to me, because the Monbiot Hex is working at last.

California’s set to become an anti-monopoly superpower - "the 5th largest economy in the world, behind only the US as a whole, China, the EU & Germany. This...would have enormous impact on a corporation." openmarkets.substack.com/p/the-corner... from @openmarkets.bsky.social

The Corner Newsletter: California Takes Antitrust Leadership Role

July 14th, 2026

openmarkets.substack.com

We need this! "more smaller-scale renewable energy schemes...could be owned & run by local people...more clean, cheap & secure energy to local homes & businesses, creating new local jobs & keeping wealth within local areas. But the potential...is blocked by the rules that govern the energy system."

The Community Energy Revolution — Power for People

We have drafted the Local Electricity Bill and are campaigning for it to be made law. This would give electricity generators the right to become local suppliers.

powerforpeople.org.uk

Some good stuff in this speech. Absolutely right that many very wrong turns were taken in the 1980s. But if Ed Milliband isn't announced as chancellor on Monday, this new governance attempt will be almost as captured as the one it's replacing, and not much can change apart from a few (good) tweaks.

Andy Burnham’s speech in full as he is confirmed as Labour leader

The Makerfield MP has declared that he is ‘ready to lead’ the country

independent.co.uk

Please sign & share: Ban MPs’ second jobs, bring in a permanent ban on crypto donations, introduce a cap on political donations so big money can't buy influence over our democracy (actually I think we can't afford NOT to end private donations altogether, it's costing us dearly on so many levels)

Don’t water down the Representation of the People bill!

I just signed the campaign calling to strengthen the Representation of the People Bill

act.38degrees.org.uk

A quick win for Burnham to stop the disgrace of the revolving door: "My bill needs no public money.” "Britain has a lobbying register, but it is estimated that it covers less than 5% of lobbying activity." bylinetimes.com/2026/07/10/t...

The UK Allows Former Politicians To Break Lobbying Rules With Impunity. That Could Be About To Change

The free-for-all in which former Government ministers are able to cash in on their connections, with little to no scrutiny, could be about to end, reports Josiah Mortimer

bylinetimes.com