Here’s why unchecked corporate profiteering is the real reason for high inflation
‘The UK inflation rate is high because of failed government policies’
corporate greed
Tesco accused of ‘rampant profiteering’ for raking in £1bn profit as cost of groceries soar
‘There has been an ‘abject failure’ in leadership from the government who have done absolutely nothing to reduce these staggeringly excessive profits of supermarkets like Tesco.’
A failure to tame corporate power has been a disaster for society
‘We live in a world dominated by corporations who control the supply of food, water, medicines, energy, transport, savings, pensions, deadly weapons and most other things.’
The UK is more corrupt than what most people think
‘The corruption takes different forms and always leaves innocent people worse-off, but there is no end in sight.’
Britain is on the road to being a corporate tax haven
Our government already hands sweetheart deals to globe-trotting business
Rewards for failure continue at the top of industry
Alex Hern examines the common link between the appalling bad RBS quarter, and the appallingly good Centrica one: Rewards for failure.
Taking on the tax havens
Chris Jordan, a tax justice campaigner at Action Aid, writes about taking on the tax havens.
Orange and T-Mobile rip-off charitable text donations
Mobile operators including Orange and T-Mobile are taking a significant cut of charitable donations made by text message. Charges of up to 20% are levied on small gifts.
Austerity? Five HSBC fat cats share £35 million
New figures show HSBC’s top earner raked in £8.4 million, while 180 UK staff pocketed bonuses averaging £600,000, and HSBC paid just £236 million in UK corporation tax last year – despite doubling its profits to £11.8billion.