Naomi Fowler

There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

It's disturbing to see how Gordon Brown has whitewashed his reasons for reappointing Mandelson, and his own role in eroding democracy. Mandelson's official business was similar to his unauthorised scheming with Epstein. Don't let them rewrite history.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election

🔴 Exclusive: Corporate donations British parties tripled over last three elections

But here's key thing: almost none is from FTSE500/listed companies

It's almost all companies controlled by super-wealthy individuals, or small, opaque firms

New on D4S: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...

Monopoly Round-Up: The $2 Trillion Collapse of Bitcoin and Terrible Software Companies AI is going to displace business software because so much of it is terrible quality crap peddled by monopolists. Policy can help. Plus, bitcoin falls, & enforcers may drop the Ticketmaster suit.

The crypto collapse "it turns out there are no real use cases for crypto except for money laundering & fraud, & little real interest beyond “number go up” speculation...Even some of the big crypto firms, like Coinbase, have given up on crypto & are just trying to become less regulated $-based banks"

Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election

"The Government must seize the opportunity offered by the upcoming Elections Bill to protect the integrity of our system, but this must also come with serious upgrades to specialist capabilities at the Electoral Commission and law enforcement agencies”
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-c...

Monopoly Round-Up: The $2 Trillion Collapse of Bitcoin and Terrible Software Companies AI is going to displace business software because so much of it is terrible quality crap peddled by monopolists. Policy can help. Plus, bitcoin falls, & enforcers may drop the Ticketmaster suit.

The crypto collapse "it turns out there are no real use cases for crypto except for money laundering & fraud, & little real interest beyond “number go up” speculation...Even some of the big crypto firms, like Coinbase, have given up on crypto & are just trying to become less regulated $-based banks"

Korean president cites TJN takedown of millionaire exodus myth, demands end to anti-democratic “fake news” against wealth taxes - Tax Justice Network South Korean President Lee Jae Myung condemned1 the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry over the weekend for spreading “fake news” about millionaires supposedly leaving South Korea due to inheritan...

HUGE WIN💥

Korean President Lee has become the first head of state to call out the “millionaire exodus” myth, citing our research with @patmillsuk.bsky.social & @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social debunking it.

Korea's tax authority published data contradicting the myth. taxjustice.net/press/korean...

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief:

António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Dollar is Stronger than we thought New data shows we've been here before

It "isn’t about currencies. It’s about legal fictions that show up when you look at where int'l debt gets issued - via our “offshore financial institutions.” Little changes "in the world of money even when its political foundations erode." The €= "the only tangible currency to diminish the $'s role"

We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...

Nice words but a) was he that naive when he was in politics? b) if he wasn't, why didn't he implement these when he had power instead of now when he doesn't? This rot really took hold under him & Blair, worsened under Conservatives, this Epstein stuff offers only a chink of light into the darkness

After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software

We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...

Nice words but a) was he that naive when he was in politics? b) if he wasn't, why didn't he implement these when he had power instead of now when he doesn't? This rot really took hold under him & Blair, worsened under Conservatives, this Epstein stuff offers only a chink of light into the darkness

Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies

Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.

Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.

https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d

New Disclosures Reveal Continued Use of Tax Havens by Major American Corporations The new tax information in companies’ annual financial reports represents an enormous improvement upon what was previously available, and is only the beginning of a wave of new disclosures pursuant to...

"What do (US corporations) Pepsi and Boeing have in common? They both paid more in taxes to foreign governments than to the United States last year." New analysis based on new disclosures from our friends @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/new-corporat... It is shameful

Episode one of our new Only in Birmingham podcast with Raj Pal with massive thanks to @naomifowler.bsky.social for editing and advising
pod.link/1852555730/e...

The Corruption Diaries Archives - Tax Justice Network podcasts The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans with unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

Ep #6 of The Corruption Diaries is out: Richard’s launch of his record label Delerium & his mail order business the Freak Emporium were going from strength to strength. But then something happened that threatened everything…Check out this series 2 + series 1 below (or wherever you get your podcasts)

New Disclosures Reveal Continued Use of Tax Havens by Major American Corporations The new tax information in companies’ annual financial reports represents an enormous improvement upon what was previously available, and is only the beginning of a wave of new disclosures pursuant to...

"What do (US corporations) Pepsi and Boeing have in common? They both paid more in taxes to foreign governments than to the United States last year." New analysis based on new disclosures from our friends @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/new-corporat... It is shameful

The Corruption Diaries Archives - Tax Justice Network podcasts The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans with unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.

Ep #6 of The Corruption Diaries is out: Richard’s launch of his record label Delerium & his mail order business the Freak Emporium were going from strength to strength. But then something happened that threatened everything…Check out this series 2 + series 1 below (or wherever you get your podcasts)

Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…

Get Palantir out of the UK.

Protect our NHS.

Protect our country.

www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

The Mandelson Scandal is about Wall Street Power and Political Deviance Epstein the paedophile is a sub-plot.

Absolutely, as @annpettifor.bsky.social writes "Epstein the paedophile is a sub-plot," a horrible, sordid one, but this is about the corruption & capture of govts by finance. Our film The Finance Curse (out soon-ish, currently going through legal checks & final edit) looks at this (& features Ann!)

The Dollar is Stronger than we thought New data shows we've been here before

It "isn’t about currencies. It’s about legal fictions that show up when you look at where int'l debt gets issued - via our “offshore financial institutions.” Little changes "in the world of money even when its political foundations erode." The €= "the only tangible currency to diminish the $'s role"

The chair of the #UNtaxConvention's Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee just delivered some refreshingly sharp facts about the realities of the global tax system, the challenges developing countries face & what the talks must achieve. It's worth watching in full. taxjustice.net/topics/un-ta...

Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to find homes for 10,000 foster children

It's good that the govt is tackling what it calls 'profiteering' in the children's care home 'industry.' They must also tackle financialisation of elderly care, we covered that on the #Taxcast a few yrs ago here> podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/96-t... We look at it in the coming Finance Curse film

Walmart just hit a $1 TRILLION market valuation.

It's one of America's lowest-wage corporations—but it's created 8 billionaires.

It spends billions on stock buybacks and pays its CEO 930x its average worker.

In 2017, we cut its tax rate by 14 percentage points.

Tax the rich.

Florence Makes History with 1st Fossil Ad Ban in Italy

WIN!🏆

Florence has become the first city in Italy to stop fossil fuel ads.

Now more than 50 jurisdictions globally have moved to end high carbon promotions.

www.worldwithoutfossilads.org/listing/flor...

'Peter Mandelson's Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions' Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report

If Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...

Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches £88m ‘call to arms’ to find homes for 10,000 foster children

It's good that the govt is tackling what it calls 'profiteering' in the children's care home 'industry.' They must also tackle financialisation of elderly care, we covered that on the #Taxcast a few yrs ago here> podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/96-t... We look at it in the coming Finance Curse film

A pleasure to be presenting my work on unilateral anti tax haven policy out of Ecuador!

EU losing 5 times Greenland’s GDP to Trump’s tax conquest, experts warn as UN tax talks resume - Tax Justice Network Without any public debate, EU countries have agreed to exempt US multinationals from most of the elements of the global minimum tax – when the tax dodging of those same US multinationals costs the blo...

"Without any public debate, EU countries have agreed to exempt US multinationals from most of the elements of the global minimum tax – when the tax dodging of those same US multinationals costs the bloc €14 billion in lost revenues each year." Last chance saloon at the #UNTaxConvention negotiations.

Something is rotten in the state of the EU.

“Competitiveness” and “simplification” are the new buzzwords — but what they really mean is deregulation driven by corporate lobbyists, not public interest.

We break down 5 terms you need to understand the EU’s current deregulation push 👇

Watch & share!

Mandelson’s Fifth Column The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.

1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...