News
Our latest news, analysis and campaign updates.
-
Tax gap 2026
The UK’s Tax Gap is growing. Here’s what it means and why tackling this problem should be at the top of the new Prime Minister’s in-tray.
Tax gap 2026 -
No more dithering and delaying on dirty money
This week, the UK should have been hosting world leaders for a major Illicit Finance Summit, instead its delayed to December. We can’t let it fall of the agenda.
No more dithering and delaying on dirty money -
Press release – Tax Gap 2026
The UK lost out on £59.2bn in unpaid taxes last year— that means 6.4% of all tax owed was avoided, evaded, or accidentally unpaid.
Press release – Tax Gap 2026 -
Our next PM? What would Burnham mean for Britain?
What have we learnt from the Makerfield campaign about what a Burnham government might look like?
Our next PM? What would Burnham mean for Britain? -
1,000,000,000,000 reasons we need Wealth Taxes now
Elon Musk has just become the world’s first trillionaire. What does that say about our economy, and how do we fix it?
1,000,000,000,000 reasons we need Wealth Taxes now -
Council tax is broken. Here’s what we should do about it.
Decades of quick fixes, bolt‑ons, stitch‑ups and political avoidance have left us with a not‑fit‑for‑purpose Frankenstein tax, here’s what we should replace it with.
Council tax is broken. Here’s what we should do about it. -
How big is the UK’s dirty money problem? And is Starmer hiding it?
As the illicit finance summit is delayed from June to December, we ask; Is the government hiding the UK’s dirty money problem?
How big is the UK’s dirty money problem? And is Starmer hiding it? -
How the 2026 Rich List explains our broken economy
Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List: extreme wealth in the UK is off the charts, almost none of the richest pay anywhere near the most tax, but plenty of them are shovelling cash into politicians.
How the 2026 Rich List explains our broken economy -
What’s really blocking a Wealth Tax? | Faiza Shaheen
Despite our best efforts and overwhelming public support— 75% of the public and 80% of UK millionaires support our proposal— no government has yet embraced the idea of a wealth tax. Successive governments have also failed to take on tax havens, or taxing mega-corporations fairly. Why?
What’s really blocking a Wealth Tax? | Faiza Shaheen -
May election results: A revolt against politics as usual
Trying to make sense of Friday’s UK election results? While not every council has declared just yet, one thing is already clear: voters across England, Scotland and Wales have wielded their ballot like a stake to drive into the vampiric heart of Westminster’s status quo politics.
May election results: A revolt against politics as usual -
Digital Services Tax: The UK tax the US President is furious about
With the U.S. president and his Billionaire buddies looking to water down, carve out and blow up a landmark deal to end corporate tax dodging, it is more important than ever that the UK holds the line on our DST.
Digital Services Tax: The UK tax the US President is furious about -
Who will bring Tax Justice to Scotland? Assessing the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary Manifestos
How Scottish Parliamentary election manifestos line up against our tax justice reccomendations to deliver local and national change?
Who will bring Tax Justice to Scotland? Assessing the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary Manifestos -
The rich are getting richer from the war on Iran
The US‑Israeli war on Iran is creating a deepening regional humanitarian crisis and global economic crisis. Unless we act, in the UK, ordinary people here will again bear the costs while a tiny elite of corporations and super‑rich individuals reap huge profits from chaos abroad and hardship at home.
The rich are getting richer from the war on Iran -
Who will bring Tax Justice to Wales? Assessing the 2026 Assembly Manifestos
How Welsh Assembly election manifestos line up against our five day‑one tax justice recommendations, to deliver local and national change?
Who will bring Tax Justice to Wales? Assessing the 2026 Assembly Manifestos -
Protect people and put an end to corporate profiteering off Iran war
The oil and gas crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran, has sent bills soaring— causing misery for millions across the UK. But as usual a tiny vulture-like elite is feasting on the chaos. It’s obscene, and the government must act.
Protect people and put an end to corporate profiteering off Iran war -
How the super-rich are trying to distract us with hate
Everyone should be able to afford to hope. But across the UK, millions are barely staying afloat. That’s because a tiny, ultra‑rich elite is hoarding the wealth we all created. And now the super rich are trying to distract us with hate. We can’t let them.
How the super-rich are trying to distract us with hate