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Jake Atkinson

@jakeatkinson.bsky.social
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I campaign against inequality, mainly in health & wealth. Love human rights, access to medicines, & fair tax. Hate billionaires. Campaigns @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social also with @ukstoptrump.bsky.social Fmr Senior Adviser @STOPAIDS. Views own. Shares≠agree

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's great to hear the govt is considering equalising Capital Gains Tax (the tax paid on income from wealth) with Income Tax (the tax paid on wages). If done right it could raise £11 billion+/year for our public services, whilst making the country fairer & boosting growth.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Excited for this on 9th October - the Super Rich Tax Match! Celebs, influencers, millionaires and more taking to the field - Team Wealth vs Team Work, time to level the playing field! Get your free tickets now! app.fanbaseclub.com/fixture/hash...
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition, between us & @oxfamgb.bsky.social’s we now have over 180,000 of you supporting our demand to tax the super rich. Poll after poll also puts public support at 75%! A win-win decision for the PM as we head to the Autumn Budget…
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New Prime Minister, same old Trump. @andyburnham.bsky.social faces 3 upcoming tests in his approach to Trump:
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows
Exclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sorry for the jump scare.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Before, Burnham said we needed a cap on political donations. 2 months and one succesful leadership campaign later, and he's at best kicking that can down the road. But he was right, we need to kick Big Money out of our politics to salvage our democracy. actionnetwork.org/letters/our-...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A windfall tax on the big banks. Support our small businesses.
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Axelle Van Wynsberghe @axelle-vw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Palantir funnels earnings to the US, while paying no US federal corporate income tax. And @cictar.bsky.social found 26% of Palantir’s revenue came from abroad - yet 96% of pretax profit was booked in the US. European taxpayers shouldn’t be funding public contracts that funnel revenue abroad.
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Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds
A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sickening. No lessons learned from Caroline Flack, just another media witch hunt supercharged by racism.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Time to kick #Palantir out of our NHS and make them pay their taxes.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
BP’s bumper profits are coming straight from our pockets. They're using crisis, pain & suffering to rob us blind. Govt must step in. Tax excessive profits, cut bills, and back renewables so we’re no longer held hostage by fossil fuels. Add your name 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We’ve found @taxjustice.net’s recent report really illuminating. Time for UK leadership at the UN Tax conventions negotiations to make global tax rules fairer and clamp down on big multinationals shifting their profits to dodge their fair share of tax!
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
stoptrump.org.uk/mp-north-sea/
stoptrump.org.uk
Write to your MP: Say No to Trump on North Sea oil
Stop Trump Coalition
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Andy Burnham is supposed to be a good communicator. Let's see him communicating like this on climate change.
theguardian.com
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 03/08/2026
In a few hours, negotiations on a #UNtaxConvention will resume. Our new study with @psiglobalunion.bsky.social finds that the convention's commitment to change where we tax multinational corporations will see countries collect an extra $500bn from multinationals a year without increasing tax rates
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Devex @devex.com · 29/07/2026
As experts reveal how new prevention methods could change the global HIV response, most of Latin America is still looking for access to the new injectables and pills.
devex.com
Why is Latin America still waiting for long-acting HIV prevention?
Why is Latin America still waiting for long-acting HIV prevention?
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MSF Access @msfaccess.org · 29/07/2026
We are taking our demand directly to Gilead at the #AIDS2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - a country where people still can't access lenacapavir, even when they contributed to the clinical trials for this breakthrough HIV drug. Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DbThjxUH4gy/
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Gary Lineker is under fire. Here's what those attacking him are saying, why they're acting in bad faith, & why Gary and other millionaires are right that we need to tax the super rich. The critics want to muddy the water to make it seem deep, it's not - and we should pushback.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Our democracy is for sale. Our politicians are being bought. Now the Elections Bill has been delayed, Burnham has a choice: strengthen it & kick Big Money out of politics, or water it down & let the super-rich continue eroding our democracy. Act now: actionnetwork.org/letters/our-...
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I’m in The National today commenting on Trump’s sportswashing - following the news the president went golfing with Harry Kane. Link below.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“It feels like everything that binds us is breaking apart.” This clip in @garyseconomics.bsky.social documentary with @andrewmeyerson.uk resonates with me the most. Talk to anyone in communities across this country and they can point to a service they’ve lost as inequality has skyrocketed.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Tune in tonight at 9pm on Channel 4 for #HowToGetFilthyRich!
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Your money or your life? Trump & Big Pharma’s demands have been met by Starmer - and new research in the BMJ shows the cost. Campaigners are now taking the Government to court to stop the disastrous US-UK medicines deal before it costs our #NHS £45bn and over 200,000 lives.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Oops, he just said the quiet part out loud: cutting taxes for fossil fuel giants to l̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶b̶i̶l̶l̶s push their profits higher. We say tax excess profits, cut bills, build renewables, break free from fossil fuel doom-loops. Agree? Act now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Is it a bombshell when it's unsurprising? We have to stop Palantir. www.opendemocracy.net/exclusive-ho...
opendemocracy.net
Exclusive: How Palantir harvested millions in UK tax breaks
In 2024, Palantir’s effective tax rate was just 8%, far less than the usual 25%, despite £25.3m of pre-tax profits
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Important that MSF continues access to meds work. We can rapidly reduce HIV transmissions for $40 per person/year - through access to long-acting prevention medication. Gilead needs to stop extreme profiteering when the global HIV response is in crisis. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/access-to-LEN
doctorswithoutborders.org
Lenacapavir: Two Shots. $40. Everywhere.
A gamechanger in HIV prevention is now here: lenacapavir (LEN), an injection which only needs to be given twice a year and is nearly 100% effective in
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
My thoughts on #ElonMusk becoming a #trillionaire - how did he get there, how much is it really, and what do we do?
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The #WorldCup is here. Let’s hold Trump accountable for the chaos, crimes and harms he’s causing to players, fans, referees, journalists and others. @jakeatkinson.bsky.social explains our new #FootballAgainstFascism World Cup Chaos Tracker ⬇️
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"That's too much money it's GOPPING!" So here's an idea: if there's a poverty line that says you've not got enough, why shouldn't there be a line that says you've got too much? We agree and we think it's time to draw an Extreme Wealth Line. 🎤 @adambrichto.bsky.social
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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Amazon accused of 'systematic tax avoidance' after release of UK documents - @mirror.co.uk / @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/money/amazon...
mirror.co.uk
Amazon accused of 'systematic tax avoidance' after release of UK accounts
Accounts for one of online giant Amazon's biggest UK companies show it paid no corporation tax last year despite profits jumping by a quarter
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
61% of all political donations in the last quarter came from just 14 people Reform took in £9.3m from a handful of super rich donors British democracy is being bought. We urgently need action to take the money out of our politics
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I’m back from a short break - and found the Illicit Finance Summit expected this month has been pushed back to December, as tax havens continue to drag their heels on transparency. The UK Govt can issue empty threats, but we can’t take these seriously when they’ve allowed 3 missed deadlines to act.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Toronto you are beautiful.
Toronto from the water A view of the CN Tower and Rogers Stadium amidst the Toronto city landscape at night.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Canada, you are rather special.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
patrioticmillionaires.org/press/patrio...
patrioticmillionaires.org
Patriotic Millionaires, Fight Inequality Alliance, Tax Justice Network, Greenpeace, and dozens of other groups denounce billionaire Bezos’ takeover of Met Gala
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
We went to Buckingham Palace this morning as #KingCharles has left to meet with Trump on his #StateVisit. Starmer sending the King to wine & dine with the warmonger-in-chief, whilst allowing the US use of UK airbases to conduct strikes, not just makes us complicit but emboldens #Trump.
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Just spoke on BBC 5 Live about why the King’s State Visit to wine and dine with Trump sends the wrong signal, green-lighting his actions on the world stage, at a time when we need accountability. With Stephen Nolan from 21:40 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 5 Live - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio 5 Live on BBC Sounds
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pa...
foxglove.org.uk
Email your MP about Palantir's NHS contract
On April 16, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS data contract. Ministers are already exploring the break clause. Email your MP and ask them to be there
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Special relationship latest: our appeasement of Trump will cost us billions in higher drug prices, and potentially more lives than COVID. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
thebureauinvestigates.com
Inside the £64bn pharma deal that could cost more lives than Covid
With the NHS on its knees, the UK has struck a secretive new drugs deal. But how was it made – and what will it really cost?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If we wake up and find Trump unleashed devastation, Labour’s silence will be absolutely damning. If Trump has beyond hopefully de-escalated, it’s still damning. In the face of genocide, what exactly is the point of the silent UK Prime Minister?
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Our beautiful home. Photos like this make me so sad and angry at the handful of people destroying the only home we have.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Fossil fuel giants, arms dealers, banks and big tech are set to make eye‑watering profits off the illegal war on Iran. We must say no to profiteering, protect people & break free from fossil fuels. Act now: bit.ly/4m3H7ej
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Me for @ukstoptrump.bsky.social: “As the cost of the war bites, and Trump insults the UK daily, it is unacceptable that Starmer will continue his failed strategy of appeasing Trump by sending the king to wine and dine with the warmonger-in-chief.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
King Charles’s state visit to US will be ‘humiliation’ amid Iran war
Visit with Camilla to go ahead in late April despite calls for delay over conflict and Trump-Starmer tensions
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Should Keir Starmer send the King to honour Trump with a state visit? Absolutely not. Time to stop appeasing the President who is causing so much harm to the world. @jakeatkinson.bsky.social on @bbc5live.bsky.social.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨Breaking 🚨 40 UK orgs & unions urge the PM and Chancellor to tax excess profits of energy, banking and defence sectors - set for bumper paydays from the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran - to help with the cost of living pressures. Read the open letter at taxjustice.uk/IranWar
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Jake Atkinson @jakeatkinson.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sh...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Tax the super-rich: Spread wealth, not hate.
Everyone should be able to afford to hope. But across the UK, millions are barely staying afloat. Energy bills are bursting family budgets, childcare costs are washing away wages, and home ownership h...
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
We’re done watching the super‑rich hoard wealth while the rest of us struggle & we won’t fall for scapegoating & division. ✍️ Sign the petition: www.taxjustice.uk/HopeAgain A message from our ED Faiza Shaheen, Daniel Kebede (@neunion.bsky.social) & Zak Coleman (@gndrising.bsky.social).
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Alex Cobham @alexcobham.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Important UN resolution coming forward, reflecting the growing collaboration between the African Group and Caricom. It's well past time that countries of empire end the attempt to ignore their role, and engage in the work to deliver reparative justice
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
A royal state visit to honour Trump would be another national embarrassment. It would also be a signal of support for his illegal war on Iran. It must not go ahead. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-no-...
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