Tax Justice UK

21/08/2026

We deserve MPs that represents us! NOT mystery donors, foreign governments & billionaire tax dodgers.

The govt’s new Elections Bill is supposed to clean up big money in politics. But as it stands its not strong enough.

Demand better 👉

Stop billionaires buying our democracy. Kick Big money out of our politics.

20/08/2026

A trillionaire? In this economy? 🤑

19/08/2026

A few billionaires, corporations & opaque networks currently dominate UK political funding.

Now Burnham has delayed the new Elections Bill meant to tackle the hold they have on our politics.

Will he strengthen it, or leave our democracy up for sale?

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Action on dodgy political funding has been delayed to September. But will Burnham strengthen the Elections Bill, or water it down?

19/08/2026

"Whether voters can impose costs on the super-rich once their fortunes are big enough to shape the political process is now an open question. That alone should trouble any democracy."

Great editorial in the Guardian.

Editorial: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump

18/08/2026

Wealth inequality is the defining issue of our time. It is at the heart of, and preventing us tackling, the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis & the democratic crisis. Burnham must make it his priority.

Rewriting national & international tax systems, so that they stop deepening inequality, is key. Mega-corporations and the meg-rich must finally be made to pay their fair share.
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2026/aug/18/economists-andy-burnham-uk-un-initiative-global-international-panel-inequality

18/08/2026

Wealth inequality isn't just unfair, it's a threat.

It's undermining our economy, our democracy, and our society.

Tell the new PM to make fixing it a priority, starting with a wealth tax: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/dear-future-prime-minister-it-s-time-to-tax-the-super-rich

17/08/2026

Right now, a family in a £400k home in Blackpool sometimes pays more council tax than a billionaire in a £10m Mayfair mansion.

Here's how decades of quick fixes, bolt‑ons & stitch‑ups made a failing Frankenstein tax the cornerstone of local funding... & how we should replace it.

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Decades of quick fixes, bolt‑ons, and stitch‑ups have left council tax a dysfunctional Frankenstein. The answer: Proportional Property Tax.

14/08/2026

The UK tax system has a huge loophole that means the richest consistently pay less tax than the rest of us. We must close it.

Equalising Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax, would mean those that own things and make a killing are taxed the same as those that work for a living.

Our very own Joe Wright breaks down why right now the maths and the morals don't add up on GBNews.

14/08/2026

UPDATE: Glencore's earnings report shows their trading is up 142% in the first half of this year (thanks to the Iran war oil crisis), mostly in its London-based unit but its shifting 80% of those bumper profits to Switzerland & its HMRC tax dispute is now worth £1.6billion.

Make taxes mandatory again.

The full Glencore story: https://www.taxwatchuk.org/private-justice/
Link to join our mailing list: https://taxjustice.uk/join-the-tax-justice-movement/

13/08/2026

Tax justice isn’t just about who pays, it’s about who gets paid.

Public cash going to the best‑connected— regardless of questionable value, ethics & tax practices— is leaving us short‑changed financially & morally.

Our ED Faiza Shaheen in The New Statesman:
https://bit.ly/4cEo9Ht