UEA project asks how climate action can be made more working class Rupert Read reports on a year-long, UEA-funded project to explore the class background of the climate change movement.

It’s always good to see work on class and climate activism: www.edp24.co.uk/news/2600431...

Saoirse just did a pee
Behind a tree
In a garden memorialising the Queen’s platinum Jubilee.

I’m Adam, but thanks!

MPs demand action on Britain’s oil industry tax haven as war profits soar Politicians have called on the government to end what one called “an industrialised tax avoidance scheme”.

A cross party group of MPs including @labourlewis.bsky.social, Lib Dem @andrewgeorge00.bsky.social and Green @elliechowns.bsky.social have demanded action against a British tax haven helping oil companies dodge tax on their record profits:

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REVEALED: How Britain is shielding big oil's Iran war windfall Long read: Britain and its offshore territories are at the centre of oil industry tax avoidance

Read my full essay on how Britain is helping big oil dodge tax: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

REVEALED: How Britain is shielding big oil's Iran war windfall Long read: Britain and its offshore territories are at the centre of oil industry tax avoidance

Read my full essay on how Britain is helping big oil dodge tax: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

MPs demand action on Britain’s oil industry tax haven as war profits soar Politicians have called on the government to end what one called “an industrialised tax avoidance scheme”.

A cross party group of MPs including @labourlewis.bsky.social, Lib Dem @andrewgeorge00.bsky.social and Green @elliechowns.bsky.social have demanded action against a British tax haven helping oil companies dodge tax on their record profits:

open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

MPs demand action on Britain’s oil industry tax haven as war profits soar:

open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

MPs demand action on Britain’s oil industry tax haven as war profits soar:

open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

Apropos the Drummond Place pink door planning debacle (which was officially deemed impermissible) from a planning, conservation and heritage point of view the big yellow Humvee on Drummond Place is officially just fine 👍👍👍

2) In a 25-minute walk through Bermuda (a British territory) you can take in the HQs of three of the world’s ten biggest oil drilling contractors, four of the ten biggest oil tanker companies, multi-billion-pound hubs of both Chevron and Shell, and Saudi Aramco’s in-house insurance provider.

I’ve been investigating how the British state is helping the oil industry shield its record war profits from taxes worldwide. Here are some of the things I’ve found 🧵:

1) Britain is a tax haven itself. Unlike other countries, we don’t tax dividends directly when they’re paid.

REVEALED: How Britain is shielding big oil's Iran war windfall Long read: Britain and its offshore territories are at the centre of oil industry tax avoidance

See my full investigation here: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

4) British territories collectively register the world’s ninth biggest shipping fleet - primarily through the Isle of Man. Much of this is tankers. Here’s a large tanker registered in Mann for you.

3) Shell declares about 11% of its global revenue in the Bahamas, despite only employing 45 people there. While the Bahamas are independent, their top court of appeal is still the privy council, meaning profits there are ultimately protected by a British court. This is their Bahamas HQ:

REVEALED: How Britain is shielding big oil's Iran war windfall Long read: Britain and its offshore territories are at the centre of oil industry tax avoidance

See my full investigation here: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

4) British territories collectively register the world’s ninth biggest shipping fleet - primarily through the Isle of Man. Much of this is tankers. Here’s a large tanker registered in Mann for you.

3) Shell declares about 11% of its global revenue in the Bahamas, despite only employing 45 people there. While the Bahamas are independent, their top court of appeal is still the privy council, meaning profits there are ultimately protected by a British court. This is their Bahamas HQ:

2) In a 25-minute walk through Bermuda (a British territory) you can take in the HQs of three of the world’s ten biggest oil drilling contractors, four of the ten biggest oil tanker companies, multi-billion-pound hubs of both Chevron and Shell, and Saudi Aramco’s in-house insurance provider.

I’ve been investigating how the British state is helping the oil industry shield its record war profits from taxes worldwide. Here are some of the things I’ve found 🧵:

1) Britain is a tax haven itself. Unlike other countries, we don’t tax dividends directly when they’re paid.

REVEALED: How Britain is shielding big oil's Iran war windfall Long read: Britain and its offshore territories are at the centre of oil industry tax avoidance

REVEALED: how Britain is shielding big oil’s Iran war windfall: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... - by me

Thanks!

REVEALED: How Britain is shielding big oil's Iran war windfall Long read: Britain and its offshore territories are at the centre of oil industry tax avoidance

REVEALED: how Britain is shielding big oil’s Iran war windfall: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... - by me

Sending solidarity Duncan, that can’t be easy for you.

Your Party Scotland 'over' as leadership team resign en masse YOUR Party Scotland is “over” its leaders have said as they resigned from Jeremy Corbyn’s political party.

YourParty just lost pretty much its entire Scottish party:

www.thenational.scot/news/2601612...

Particular congratulations to Hungary’s new Roma MPs

Particular congratulations to Hungary’s new Roma MPs

But why has China become a global leader in renewable energy production? Because the fossil fuel industry has used its enormous influence (and funding) to attack any moves towards a transition to renewable energy in the West, using both the libertarian & far right political movements & the media.

Will @greenparty.org.uk become the first English parliamentary party?

Independence for Welsh Green Party a matter of “when, not if,” says top official Meaning Zack Polanski is set to lead the first major "English" party

With membership surging and polls pointing to success in the coming Senedd elections, Wales Greens are planning an amicable declaration of independence, which would leave @zackpolanski.bsky.social leading the first major specifically English party:

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