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Frankie Bridge, Deborah Meaden and Katharine Hamnett strut the secondhand runway at LFW

Celebrities kicked off London Fashion Week with a charity runway.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

‘A monumental moment for circular fashion’: vintage clothes conquer London

Shows presented by eBay and Oxfam are first on-schedule at fashion week to exclusively feature preloved pieces

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024

Buying one pair of jeans and a T-shirt second hand saves 20,000 bottles of water

Producing a single cotton T-shirt needs the equivalent of 5,400 standard 500ml bottles of water, while making a pair of jeans uses 16,000 bottles, study finds

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024

No more fiscal favours? Calls to tax super-rich gain traction around world

Even rightwing governments are joining in with G20-led push to make wealthy pay, with Italy doubling flat tax on foreign income

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024

No jobs, no trust: young Africans’ economic struggles fuel protests

Young people have taken to streets in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria amid cost of living crises and lack of jobs

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Who is brave enough to back Brazil’s global tax on billionaires? The answer will define our future

It would raise $250bn to help offset some of the damage the super-rich cause. Yet they’ll do everything to stop it in its tracks, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024

World's richest one percent made over $40 trillion in a decade, says Oxfam

The world's richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade, British NGO Oxfam announced ahead of a G20 summit in Brazil where taxing the super-rich is top of the agenda.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 26, 2024

World's Richest 1% Gained $40 Tn In A Decade: Oxfam

The world's richest one percent increased their fortunes by a total of $42 trillion over the past decade, Oxfam said Thursday, ahead of a G20 summit in Brazil where taxing the super-rich tops the agenda.

International Business Times · Jul 25, 2024

The radical who left Oxfam to fight for democracy: ‘Eight men have the same wealth as half the world. Where does this end?’

Danny Sriskandarajah hoped this would be the century of the citizen. Instead the autocrats and the billionaires are on the march. Can his new book make a difference?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

Israel using water as 'weapon of war' as Gaza supply drops 94 per cent, report finds

ISRAEL has been systematically weaponising water against Palestinians in Gaza, showing disregard for human life and international law according to a…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2024