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Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors.
No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends.
USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors.
UK could do the same, generate billions.
Why are super-rich privileged?
No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends.
USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors.
UK could do the same, generate billions.
Why are super-rich privileged?
Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...
leftfootforward.org
September 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors.
No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends.
USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors.
UK could do the same, generate billions.
Why are super-rich privileged?
No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends.
USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors.
UK could do the same, generate billions.
Why are super-rich privileged?
New pet hate...
On accident.
On god.
Why?
On accident.
On god.
Why?
July 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
New pet hate...
On accident.
On god.
Why?
On accident.
On god.
Why?
Gutted to hear about the passing of Alex Zinardi, always came across as an absolute dude. #ciaoalexzinardi
May 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Gutted to hear about the passing of Alex Zinardi, always came across as an absolute dude. #ciaoalexzinardi
Can anyone explain when people forgot how a phone works? Why hold it next to your head but on speaker? I heard fear of radio waves frying your brain...
April 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Can anyone explain when people forgot how a phone works? Why hold it next to your head but on speaker? I heard fear of radio waves frying your brain...
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When did normal car drivers start thinking they are in big lorries? Why do they feel the need to swing right and wide to turn left?
March 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
When did normal car drivers start thinking they are in big lorries? Why do they feel the need to swing right and wide to turn left?
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NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
1/
I'd like to see uglier people making music again.
January 4, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I'd like to see uglier people making music again.
Yesterday I had another 'I didn't expect to have to say that as a parent' moment when I had to tell my child that sticking her toes in her ear was not a good idea. That is all #parenting
May 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Yesterday I had another 'I didn't expect to have to say that as a parent' moment when I had to tell my child that sticking her toes in her ear was not a good idea. That is all #parenting
The tangerine monkey is a proper grifter eh! Played the markets to make his backers richer if he's smart or just flapping wildly if he's dense. Neither good.
April 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The tangerine monkey is a proper grifter eh! Played the markets to make his backers richer if he's smart or just flapping wildly if he's dense. Neither good.
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Jeez. So much for free speech in America
March 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Jeez. So much for free speech in America
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February 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Calling carnuts, am I on my own thinking black wheel just look rubbish? Most of the time all I can see is some Steelie crap car from the 80s. Occasionally I can see it working but so often it just does nothing for me. #petrolheads #blackwheels
February 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Calling carnuts, am I on my own thinking black wheel just look rubbish? Most of the time all I can see is some Steelie crap car from the 80s. Occasionally I can see it working but so often it just does nothing for me. #petrolheads #blackwheels
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
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“Brexit-optimist economist Julian Jessop, a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, admitted that Brexit has made it harder or “impossible” for small businesses to adjust.”
Finally.
Finally.
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact
www.independent.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“Brexit-optimist economist Julian Jessop, a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, admitted that Brexit has made it harder or “impossible” for small businesses to adjust.”
Finally.
Finally.
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“Brexit made the UK an early victim of this reactionary politics which, instead of making this country great again, has already made it poorer and lonelier. Who knows what further damage may be awaiting our younger generations.”
The Brexit backlash – does it signal a progressive future?
Starmer fears ‘betraying Brexit’. Yet with polls showing a majority for moving closer to Europe, can the progressive majority find its voice?
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 29, 2024 at 10:29 AM
“Brexit made the UK an early victim of this reactionary politics which, instead of making this country great again, has already made it poorer and lonelier. Who knows what further damage may be awaiting our younger generations.”
Stuck on a boss level for #cyberpunk, haven't played for a while so forgotten the controls and the online guides advise you craft ammo to help (a skill I haven't developed) but I can't break out without jumping back loads 😭😭😭
December 18, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Stuck on a boss level for #cyberpunk, haven't played for a while so forgotten the controls and the online guides advise you craft ammo to help (a skill I haven't developed) but I can't break out without jumping back loads 😭😭😭
I do have to chuckle about a bit of irony around Americans celebrating Thanksgiving, based on English settlers (aka immigrants, foreigners, invaders) and them complaining about illegals and sending people back where they can from.
November 28, 2024 at 7:19 AM
I do have to chuckle about a bit of irony around Americans celebrating Thanksgiving, based on English settlers (aka immigrants, foreigners, invaders) and them complaining about illegals and sending people back where they can from.
Games I would like to see new versions of:
Max Payne
Xwing Vs Tie fighter
GTA where I can drive with the d-pad and not the diddly joystick.
That is all.
Max Payne
Xwing Vs Tie fighter
GTA where I can drive with the d-pad and not the diddly joystick.
That is all.
October 20, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Games I would like to see new versions of:
Max Payne
Xwing Vs Tie fighter
GTA where I can drive with the d-pad and not the diddly joystick.
That is all.
Max Payne
Xwing Vs Tie fighter
GTA where I can drive with the d-pad and not the diddly joystick.
That is all.