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submitted 6 days ago • 225 comments

Poorest fifth in England pay 4.8% of income in council tax; richest fifth 1.5%. 27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich. Poor hit with regressive taxes VAT Fuel duty Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains. Need tax justice.

submitted 5 days ago • 20 comments

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

submitted 7 days ago • 2401 comments

As someone who has been diving into deregulated free zones for the last 8 years or so, Atossa Araxia Abrahamian's book about this rarely covered subject The Hidden Globe is a must-read. Reminder - 74 SEZs and 12 Freeports are being installed across the UK by the duopoly.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment