Joy of Tax: Murphy, Pound, McDonnell

  Now that Professor Richard Murphy of the Tax Justice Network is winning the argument on tax maybe some of Ezra Pound’s critics will have a rethink. Professor Murphy has just posted a message on his site in which he says: A government…

Chips Hardy’s Blue on Blue at Tristan Bates Theatre

Chips Hardy (father of Tom Hardy) has written an excellent play about a wounded British soldier. Badly wounded in action by friendly fire, army veteran Moss lives in a small flat with his highly- strung nephew Carver. When Marta, a…

Crocodile in the Yangtze Full Story of Alibaba & Jack Ma Full Documentary Jack Ma

Ali Baba is one of the biggest companies in the world. Bigger than Amazon, Google, & Facebook. This film tells its story. #ALIBABA

Crabb took cash from Goldman Director in June

According to They Work for You new DWP Chief Stephen Crabb took £2,000 off a Goldman Sachs Director, Lord Griffiths, in June 2015. Welshman Lord Griffiths is also a Director of Rupert Murdoch’s Times.  Before joining Goldman, Lord Griffiths was…

The Allure of Trump

  Trump must be happy coming across as a remorselessly American buffoon — embodying America’s economic & psychological bravado & its associated insecurity. Arthur Koestler, in his 1964 book, The Act of Creation, claims the Joker intermediates between the Artist…

Zac Goldsmith slashes Disability Benefits despite being Patron to Disability Charity

Multimillionaire Mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has voted to cut disability benefit by £30 a week despite being a patron of a local disability charity. According to the Richmond and Twickenham Times, Goldsmith has been a patron of Richmond Aid since…

Mayoral Candidate Zac Goldsmith votes to cut disability benefit by £30 per week

According to the Independent  wealthy London Mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has just voted to cut disability benefit by £30 per week. When asked if his money stops him from understanding normal people, Goldsmith usually says that he was dealt a good hand in life but that…

Brexit Advice from Ex-Saatchi Director Lord Dobbs

Advice from House of Cards Author Michael Dobbs from today’s Telegraph

Brexit & Project Fear daren’t mention TTIP

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson say we should get out of the EU and sign our own trade deals with USA, India & China. That Brussels shouldn’t negotiate anything on our behalf. But despite all this talking about trade they…

BBC on FOI: We’re still cowards!

No More Change to FOI The BBC rarely responds to Freedom of Information Requests. But it sends them. Newsnight Presenter Chris Cook uses FOI but hides when quizzed himself. BBC refuse to reveal Chris Cook’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form.

Civil Service Chief Heywood gets a televised grilling over EU Bias

Civil Service Chief Heywood gets a grilling over EU Bias #Brexit #NoTTIP

Trichet & the Irish Crisis

Trichet says “Ireland saved herself” and that there was no pressure from Frankfurt! Not sure if anyone believes him. #megabackdoorbailout

Sir Cover-Up Grilled by Brexit MPs

Sir Jeremy Heywood, aka Sir Cover-Up is being grilled by the Public Administration Select Committee over the decision to prevent Brexit ministers from accessing EU papers. Jenkin is a Eurosceptic. Should be fun. #brexit #nottip

The Perfect Workplace

What makes a successful work environment? a. Furniture b. Wallpaper c. Acoustics What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team

Brexit Interview with Linda Kaucher of Stop TTIP

Linda Kaucher of Stop TTIP joined us this evening to discuss CETA, TTIP, TISA and what is currently missing from the UK BREXIT debate. Linda uses and explains several trade terms, concepts and rulings. Discussions also centred around the left’s…

BBC : Ballsy British Cover-Up

Dame Janet Smith’s much awaited Inquiry into the BBC’s systematic protection of VIP Paedophiles finally reported this week. However its release and impact have been overshadowed by #Brexit. Hats off to Peter Brookes for his sketch in today’s Times. Eric…

Bill Gates: GMOs Will End Starvation in Africa

Bill Gates talks with WSJ’s Rebecca Blumenstein at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about digital technology and how genetically modified organisms are the key to ending hunger in Africa. #GMfood #TTIP #Gates #nosuchthingasafreegift

Debate with European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in Amsterdam

Malmstrom does her best to sell TTIP to a hostile crowd in Amsterdam. #TTIP #BREXIT

Reform Talks Put EU At ‘Real Risk Of Break Up’

Tensions in Labour and Tory camps could lead to UK electorate voting to leave EU.

Christine Berry from the New Economics Foundation on TTIP

we’re concerned that buried in the small print of this there’s some quite sinister stuff going on that could fatally undermine our ability to act collectively to do things like protect the environment, protect our rights as workers as consumers…

Annual London Oil Conference

This year’s International Petroleum Conference took place last week. Russia Today were there: As the oil industry’s annual conference takes place in London predicting the price of oil remains a difficult task. Crude prices hit a twelve year low they…

UK Finance Minister defends Google deal

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne was recently asked to defend Google’s tax deal at the World Economic Forum in Davos. How much tax does Google pay in the UK? Transcript: This is a real vindication of this goverment’s…