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Budget Day Strikes – support the PCS today

Adam Ramsay 20 March 2013 Budget Day Strikes – support the PCS today2013-03-20T07:10:45+00:00 1 Comment
It's budget day. Again. Once more, George Osborne will stand up on his hind legs and assault the people of Britain. And once more, the Public and Commercial Services Union…
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Alan Milburn was paid by NHS privateers while still an MP

Adam Ramsay 27 February 2013 Alan Milburn was paid by NHS privateers while still an MP2013-02-27T08:30:52+00:00 No Comment
This isn't new information, but it was new to me. This Guardian article from two years ago says that, when he was still an MP, Alan Milburn was getting £25-30k…
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What does UEA have against protesters?

Bright Green Editors 22 February 2013 What does UEA have against protesters?2013-02-22T08:00:16+00:00 England & Wales 2 Comments
By Elliot Folan Earlier this month, the University of East Anglia dropped a disciplinary case against two students for taking part in an anti-tax avoidance protest. I was one of…
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Here’s why David Cameron should do community service

Bright Green Editors 14 February 2013 Here’s why David Cameron should do community service2013-02-14T08:30:22+00:00 Green Parties 3 Comments
By Stuart Roger Phew! Thank God that’s over. 100 hours of community service for disrupting a speech David Cameron was giving in Scotland, as an act of protest against his…
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Starbucks Vice President awarded “Prize Mug” following £33m tax ‘dodge’

Adam Ramsay 29 November 2012 Starbucks Vice President awarded “Prize Mug” following £33m tax ‘dodge’2012-11-29T09:00:44+00:00 England & Wales 2 Comments
Starbucks VP Marketing Ian Cranna was yesterday awarded a golden mug ahead of a speech in Birmingham. The “Prize Mug” was awarded for the company’s ‘mugging’ of the UK taxpayer.…
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BREAKING: Fortnum and Mason 145 Trial Group B in Mixed Verdict on Appeal

Peter McColl 31 October 2012 BREAKING: Fortnum and Mason 145 Trial Group B in Mixed Verdict on Appeal2015-04-03T22:02:26+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
The appeal for the second group of defendants in the Fortnum and Mason trial concluded today. The group had been convicted of Aggravated Trespass in March this year. The appeal…
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Why I gate crashed the HMRC boss' dinner

Adam Ramsay 25 September 2012 Why I gate crashed the HMRC boss' dinner2012-09-25T13:31:20+01:00 4 Comments
Last week, some friends and I gate crashed a speech from the retired HMRC boss Dave Hartnett at the dinner at a tax dodgers conference. The video of our action…
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Video: Well-dressed protesters gatecrash HMRC boss’s black-tie party

Gary Dunion 24 September 2012 Video: Well-dressed protesters gatecrash HMRC boss’s black-tie party2017-08-16T17:48:13+01:00 *Rights & Democracy* 4 Comments
As Dave Hartnett gives his last speech as boss of HM Revenue and Customs, "Vodafone" and "Goldman Sachs" show up to present him with an award in recognition of a…
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HMRC should concentrate on closing tax loopholes, not school children and plumbers

Bright Green Editors 26 July 2012 HMRC should concentrate on closing tax loopholes, not school children and plumbers2012-07-26T20:12:02+01:00 No Comment
Commenting on David Gauke's criticism of cash-in-hand payments as 'immoral', and the accusation that HMRC are encouraging school children to 'become state spies' and report neighbours who pay too little…
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Conservative ignores £13 trillion in tax havens to focus on tradespeople

Bright Green Editors 24 July 2012 Conservative ignores £13 trillion in tax havens to focus on tradespeople2012-07-24T15:26:47+01:00 2 Comments
From UK Uncut: Treasury Minister David Gauke last night attempted to reshape the public debate around tax avoidance and evasion by focusing government anger at trades people ‘dealing cash in…
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