How to volunteer at Leeds Festival 2023 with opportunities with Oxfam and Green Team available There's many opportunities on site to volunteer at Leeds Festival 2023 Leeds Live · Feb 15, 2023
How you can help the Turkey and Syria appeals after earthquakes kill more than 5,000 The death toll following the quakes across the bordering Middle Eastern countries yesterday have reportedly surpassed 5,000 - as search and rescue teams continue to scout the aftermath. Chronicle Live · Feb 7, 2023
How to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria Charities such as Oxfam and the British Red Cross, among others, have launched emergency appeals to support survivors of the 7.8 magnitude quake Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023
Campaigners seek to overturn Liz Truss’s resumption of Saudi arms sales Lawyers will argue the then trade secretary ignored Saudi air force’s bombing of civilians in Yemen The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Resale therapy: charities reinvent former Topshop to take on Depop and eBay Boasting DJs and ice-cream, groups from Shelter to Barnardo’s have clubbed together to create a preloved department store The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023
Explained: Can wealth tax plug India’s income inequality? The richest one percent of India’s population owns over 40 percent of the country’s wealth while the poorest half has just 3 percent. Wealth inequality in India has only sharpened since the pandemic, and the number of billionaires rose from 102 in 2020 to 166 in 2022, according to an… Newslaundry · Jan 27, 2023
Prices skyrocket as LLCs buy up homes “Investors bought 24 percent of all single-family houses sold nationwide last year," according to new report Salon · Jan 24, 2023
Abigail Disney and Mark Ruffalo are among 200 millionaires calling for taxes on the ultra-rich The Patriotic Millionaires called upon Davos conference attendees to address wealth inequality. Fortune · Jan 23, 2023
Look at how the 1% are doing right now, and tell me the system isn’t rigged The world’s super-rich have amassed so much wealth since the pandemic that even a Tory minister can see something is amiss, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
Joseph Stiglitz: tax high earners at 70% to tackle widening inequality Nobel prize-winning economist calls for new top rate of income tax and 2-3% wealth tax on fortunes The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023
Bay Garnett’s ultimate guide to second hand shopping in London ‘Queen of thrift’ Bay Garnett opens her little black book of the insider places in London to shop cheaply, fashionably — and sustainably — this Second Hand September Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023
Star stylist Bay Garnett’s thrifting tips Star stylist Bay Garnett is a huge advocate for buying secondhand and shopping in a sustainable way can also be enjoyable. Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023
Taoiseach says some billionaires are all ‘fur coat and no knickers’ Leo Varadkar said it would be “remiss” of him not to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos for a day and a half this week. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
'Tax us' say over 200 millionaires who back Oxfam's call to redistribute wealth As the rich, famous and influential meet at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aid agency Oxfam says billionaires should be made obsolete. And 200 millionaires agree. In an open letter addressed to world leaders, they say they want to pay more tax "for the common good". Radio France Internationale · Jan 18, 2023
Reuters · Jan 18, 2023 High power prices drive some patients in Spain into poverty Jose Maria Casais's 2,700 euros-a-month income from a pension and incapacity benefits ought to leave him better off than most of his fellow Spaniards.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023 ‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes Disney heiress and actor Mark Ruffalo among ‘patriotic millionaires’ who addressed world’s elite at Davos
France 24 · Jan 16, 2023 Davos 2023: Oxfam calls for windfall taxes as report shows widening inequality Oxfam's latest report on inequality shows that two thirds of global wealth created since the Covid-19 pandemic has gone to the top 1 percent of earners. As the 2023 World Economic Forum gets underway, the anti-poverty NGO is calling for windfall taxes on wealthy individuals and corporate profits. FRANCE 24's…
Fortune · Jan 16, 2023 Oxfam echoes Bill Gates in calling for new taxes on the rich with ‘billionaire-busting policies’ More than 700 billionaires live in the United States.
Manchester Evening News · Jan 16, 2023 Shoppers at Boots, M&S, Lush, H&M and Primark can get paid to recycle empty and old products Customers could be quids in with their clutter by heading to these retailers
Irish Mirror · Jan 16, 2023 Calls for new tax as richest 1% of Irish people own more than a quarter of country’s wealth Oxfam Ireland is calling for a tax on Irish wealth at graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% above a threshold of 4.7 million euro, which it said would raise billions annually 'with the potential to transform Irish public services'
France 24 · Jan 16, 2023 Davos 2023: World Economic Forum kicks off amid calls for more tax on super-rich Political and business leaders from around the world are convening in the Swiss resort town of Davos. The theme for this year's meeting is "cooperation in a fragmented world". FRANCE 24's Kate Moody is in Davos and tells us what we should expect. Also in the show, Oxfam releases its…
The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023 Richest 1% of Irish people own more than a quarter of country’s wealth – Oxfam The charity said the richest 1% in Ireland have gained 70 times more wealth than the bottom 50% in the last 10 years.
The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023 Richest 1% in UK now wealthier than 70% of population combined Oxfam releases report highlighting wealth disparities in UK and around world
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023 Monday briefing: Does the Davos conference really have the answers to the world’s problems? In today’s newsletter: As the high society conference kicks off in the Swiss Alps, it faces new questions about its influence in a fractured world
The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2023 UK's richest one per cent has more wealth than bottom 70 per cent, analysis finds THE richest 1 of people in the UK are now wealthier than 70 of the population combined, according to analysis by Oxfam.