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Tax Justice Network @taxjustice.net · 1h

In our latest podcast: the latest on negotiations on a UN Tax Convention - tussles between delegates over modernising a 100 year old global tax system. Plus: startling new estimates on the benefits to nations of UN tax reform ambitions & a trial verdict in Malta with @naomifowler.bsky.social

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#166 Modernising the global tax system - Tax Justice Network podcasts

The latest developments in the corrupt world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax dodging.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 2h

The @taxjustice.net podcast is just out with the latest on negotiations on a UN tax convention, startling new estimates on the benefits to nations of UN tax reform ambitions and news from Malta on the trial verdict of a businessman accused of complicity in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

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#166 Modernising the global tax system - Tax Justice Network podcasts

The latest developments in the corrupt world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax dodging.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 4h

2) I have done the narration for a film called The Finance Curse which will be launched next month which tries to address how we got to this sorry position thefinancecursefilm.net

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The Finance Curse Website

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 4h

1) Hostage Nation indeed. Great title for a great report & response to 'we can't afford it'. I'm so glad someone is making these arguments so well. We can't get this mainstreamed fast enough in the public consciousness. hostagenation.com from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social @majorityuk.bsky.social

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Hostage Nation: Britain’s Escape Plan

Britain has the money, the land and the people. What it lost was the nerve. Hostage Nation is the practical plan to escape, ready to implement today

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 4h

I've been observing law courts recently. I'm glad PM Burnham is not now reducing rights to trial by jury. However, no one seems to be talking about how the erosion of legal aid since 2010 has led to less criminal defence lawyers, meaning people representing themselves in court take huge extra time

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 10h

The UK has probably the worst living standards on record with the future looking even worse &the Conservatives prioritise helping people on £100k+ with childcare support, cutting taxes, 'red tape,' scrapping the Environment Agency, Natural England, 'affordable homes' regs &more deregulation. Genius.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Overspending is not only "driven by an ageing population with increasingly complex care needs, rising inflationary pressures& growing children’s social care demand...pushing many councils to the brink of bankruptcy" Financialisation, private equity & pure extraction keep getting left out of equation

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Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care

Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 01/10/2026

Children's social care should be about children - NOT PROFIT Andy Burnham must make tackling the scourge of profiteering from children's care a key part of his National Care Service Read and share our NEW blog: vist.ly/5kniu

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How England can move beyond profit-making in children’s care

Every child in care deserves a safe, stable home that puts their needs first, not a system designed to generate returns for private companies and investors.

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Sixteen English councils spend more than 80% of core funding on social care

Councils collectively spent record 71.9% of core spending on adult and children’s care last year, analysis shows

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1) Out soon on the #Taxcast: new estimates on the benefits to nations of UN tax reform ambitions: "For the Global South, after a single year the combined gains of all G77 countries would be enough to repay all outstanding IMF loans..."

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

4) And we bring you some highlights from the latest negotiations at the UN on a Tax Convention - listen to the complaints coming from nations who are feeling their privilege to set global tax rules that they've enjoyed for so long slipping away...

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

3) Plus: we bring you the latest from Malta on the trial and verdict of the businessman accused of complicity in the murder of brave journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2) "for the Global North, countries who received Marshall Plan money after the Second World War would collectively receive the inflation-adjusted equivalent of the entire Marshall Plan every 2.6 years"

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The UK’s public finance bodies have real potential to drive economic transformation, but they are too siloed, too small relative to international peers, and the fiscal rules are holding them back.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

'Hope', fiscal rules & 'balancing the books' don't go together. Why is it so difficult to end the narrative that govts shouldn't/can't spend to invest in the public interest, which leads to economic multipliers bringing returns? And that it's not the duty of govt to redistribute wealth through tax?

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Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope

Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2) It is truly sickening what Watson has done: "How could someone go from Silicon Valley-data-surveillance-technologies-are-a-threat-to-democracy to pass-me-my-pay-cheque-please?" Read this from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on just what an about-turn this is

broligarchy.substack.com

Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson

A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation. Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering. Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans. No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.

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Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio

A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So true: "Neoliberals don’t ask any questions about the resources for bank bailouts & corporate welfare programmes, but they always ask ‘how is it going to be paid’ whenever redistribution is mentioned." @premnsikka.bsky.social on the choices the Chancellor could make to lift people out of poverty.

leftfootforward.org

This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

""The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad,” besides being among the best shows the medium has ever produced, together served as a televisual Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." So true.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Datacentre are being foisted on people living in low/medium income areas, not in wealthy areas. Resulting in excessive use of water, energy; pollution and environmental damage. Very few long-term jobs are generated. Watch the Minister's reply.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yes, there IS enough money...!! Yet almost all media coverage keeps repeating the same old story, that there isn't enough... this narrative is incredibly persistent, across all political persuasions. It's a trap we've got to get out of, as @annpettifor.bsky.social argues

annpettifor.substack.com

Its Time to Ignore Defeatists on Both Right and Left

The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.

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Hettie O’Brien @hettieobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My latest Guardian long read is about the people trying to get their ideas into Britain’s new government and whether Burnham is really prepared to be that radical. Grateful to the many people who spoke to me for this - read it online or in Saturday’s paper: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain

The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

annpettifor.substack.com

Its Time to Ignore Defeatists on Both Right and Left

The Left must reject Neoliberal Political Framing. Taxes do not pay for government spending. Taxes are a consequence of spending.

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A government cannot balance its current budget while starving the economy of the investment it needs. That is not fiscal prudence, it is deferred economic insecurity – and the UK’s lagging public and private investment are its outcome. New piece on what fiscal rules are actually for.

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Fiscal Rules Should Serve Britain’s Future

Earlier this month, in his first major speech as the UK’s new Chancellor, John Healey stood in Coventry and reiterated his commitment to “fiscal discipline”. It is not hard to understand why: the UK…

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

Since Trump took office, the richest 0.1% of Americans have gained more than 8,000 TIMES as much wealth as the bottom 50% of households.

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Don't miss the new podcast episode. At a moment when the Chancellor is said to be under pressure because of 'global markets' @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social offers an alternative economic vision @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/63fac8 Watch: youtu.be/AQhfrwWGTUQ

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The UK "Is A Hostage To The Bankers"

YouTube video by Byline Times TV

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This from a party with liberal in the title. Zero moral leadership from either Labour or the Lib Dems on this issue

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

1) Billionaire Monaco tax resident pontificates without evidence on Britain, gets endless airtime with no challenge to his erroneous claims. Make no mistake, these type of billionaires 'left the building' years ago in terms of their contributions to the nation.

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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🔴 Something Tom Watson won't tell you: Five police forces in the East Midlands working with Palantir on a controversial surveillance programme are ending their involvement Exclusive by Democracy for Sale and Liberty Investigates. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-f...

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Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool

Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS

A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 19/09/2026

The government keeps trying to make water privatisation work After 37 years, it's time to accept that it has comprehensively failed. The Green Party and Adrian Ramsay fully understand that Andy Burnham's words show he also understands this, but it is time for action

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

2) This supposed 'great wealth flight' narrative that persists and goes unchallenged by much of the media is discredited PR spin by a wealth management and citizenship by investment company who themselves have been forced to backtrack on it. @taxjustice.net data experts did the media's job for them

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Study behind millionaire exodus claims drops author and numbers after fake data accusations - Tax Justice Network

The widely covered study confirms migration was “modest” and drops estimates that “data does not yet support”.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fascinating how data centres are (rightly) becoming a huge political issue in the US & some monopoly-friendly politicians are scrambling to catch up & reposition themselves. I think this is starting to happen in the UK too. It is a reaction to wider issues, abuse of power, feelings of helplessness

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Can Dems Turn Data Center Rage into a Political Earthquake?

Big Tech’s own research shows the backlash is about much more than data centers – will Democrats seize the moment to build a broader, populist coalition as Republicans scramble to find their footing?

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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Social housing is absolutely urgent. Not 'affordable' housing, social housing. No private developers, councils given the powers and the cash to take action. Please consider signing and sharing you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

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Fund Councils to Buy the Supply of Council Homes

We urgently need to replenish our decimated council housing stock, and part of the answer is real funding for councils to Buy the Supply. Over 169,000 children are homeless and living in overcrowded ...

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The UK is really behind on electrification of railways - however, any move away from diesel toward electric trains is a welcome step in reducing levels of nitrogen oxide - a pollutant linked to lung & heart disease & increased hospital admissions: share.google/cCYovH2vvSiI...

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UK's first long-distance battery-powered trains announced

The government has revealed plans to invest £1 billion in 29 new battery-powered trains, but why use batteries over diesel trains?

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Fund Councils to Buy the Supply of Council Homes

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Can Dems Turn Data Center Rage into a Political Earthquake?

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