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Sir Jim Ratcliffe: pointing fingers at migrants whilst picking Britain’s pockets

Ratcliffe got a lot of attention last week for blaming migrants and people accessing social security for Britain’s problems. The truth is the UK is struggling because billionaires like him have spent years extracting wealth from this country, while giving back as little as possible, and politicians have helped them point the finger at everyone else.

Behind the curtain: Mandelson, Epstein & the machinery of elite influence

The Epstein files pulled back the curtain on the horrors of the disgraced financier’s heinous crimes and unveiled a world of elite collusion, influence‑trading and criminality among a class of people who appear to operate outside the law with near‑total impunity. It also helped to explain why our tax system continues to favour the super-rich over ordinary people.

5 Ways Wales can lead the Way on Tax Reform

From council tax to business rates, these are the tax justice priorities we’re calling on those hoping to form the next Welsh Government to take forward in May. Each one uses existing devolved powers to make Wales fairer, tackle inequality, and show governments in Holyrood, Stormont and Westminster that bold, progressive tax reform is possible. 

Why we need to tax wealth

Inequality in the UK is surging, with vast wealth concentrated among a tiny elite. This imbalance harms economic growth, weakens democracy, worsens the cost‑of‑living crisis and accelerates climate damage. A tax system favouring wealth over work deepens the divide, prompting growing calls for a practical, effective UK wealth tax.

Where are all the billionaires on the Tax List?

Lessons from the Scottish & Welsh Budgets

Scotland and Wales’ new budgets show both the power and limits of devolved politics. Scotland takes bold steps like taxing private jets, while Wales focuses on essential services under tight constraints.

Davos: How Club Capitalism Is Warping Democracy

Davos has become the upside down of global governance — where the people causing crises pose as the ones fixing them. As billionaire power warps democracy, real solutions are coming from movements demanding accountability and fair taxation.

2026: A crucial year for Tax Justice

We have a massive fight on our hands in 2026, from Scottish, and Welsh elections to the massive dirty money summit in June.

Press release – Brits don’t want the government to cave to Trump on tax

The mystery of the phantom Budget

Exit Taxes to stop the super-rich dining and dashing on us. An £8 billion pound tax on big banks. Another £2 billion of taxes on the gambling industry. All reportedly on the Chancellor’s desk— all missing from the Budget. Where did they go?

A Budget of broken promises that taxed workers & spared the super-rich

Britain’s economy needed a total renovation. With the Autumn Budget, the government delivered a quick paint job that barely hides the cracks

2025 Budget Comment

Press release: leading organisations call for wealth taxes at the Budget

What does a Budget for the 99.9% look like?

A budget for the 99.9%, means investing in our public services, by taxing the billionaires, banks and mega-corporations robbing us blind.

Settling up taxes. Or how to stop billionaires dining and dashing.

There’s a tax that the greedy super-rich don’t want you to know about: it’s called a settling up tax.

Starmer sneers at wealth taxes

Why is the Prime Minister so opposed to a policy that could deliver big on reducing inequality? Isn’t that what he wants?