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Superyacht and private jet tax could raise £2bn a year, say campaigners

Oxfam says ‘commonsense solution’ would reduce emissions and raise urgently needed climate finance

The Guardian - UK

Charity says private jet tax could help fund all day off peak fares to end of 2024

A CHARITY has said a private jet tax could help bring enough money in to keep all day off-peak rail fares through the end of the year ...

The National (Scotland)

Going Green? British Fashion Struggles With Sustainability

In an industrial underground space in central London, models in contrasting period dresses and playful streetwear strutted down a brightly lit London Fashion Week (LFW) runway.

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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

‘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

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

I live in the West Bank – Israeli settlers are trying to take my family home

THREE months ago, Bushra Khalidi received a call from her mother saying that Israeli settlers had forcibly entered their family home in East…

The National (Scotland)

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As the American Dream dies, Americans struggle with their billionaires

Americans are souring on the wealthy, calling them to task amidst surging inequality.

Fortune

We need a national effort to rebuild communities after riots

Letter: Polly Curtis from Demos, Su Moore from the Jo Cox Foundation, Halima Begum from Oxfam GB and seven others call for a government inquiry on bringing people together in the wake of the far-right riots last week

The Guardian - UK

Gaza aid worker describes ‘disturbing’ looting at Israeli military checkpoint

On the morning of August 5, Mahmoud Alsaqqa was stuck at an Israeli military holding point with two trucks filled with vegetables ...

The National (Scotland)

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

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

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

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.

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International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

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)

Diaries from Gaza: Palestinian describes returning for first time in nine months

A PALESTINIAN Oxfam worker has described how it felt returning to Gaza for the first time in nine months...

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The National (Scotland)

Labour ‘aiding and abetting Israel's law breaking' in Gaza, Oxfam says

OXFAM has challenged the Labour government to “stop aiding and abetting Israel as it continues to break international humanitarian law” in…

Radio France Internationale

France's climate change 'negligence' puts human rights at risk, says Oxfam

Failure to invest in adapting to a changing climate threatens fundamental rights in France, anti-inequality campaigners Oxfam warned on Monday. Heatwaves, floods and other extreme weather mean that safe places to study, work and access healthcare are increasingly hard to guarantee, the group says.

Latin Times

Latino workers are disproportionately overrepresented among low-wage workers, new study shows

The rate of low-wage workers in the U.S. has drastically decreased, but disparities among minorities in certain states, like Texas, remains high

The Guardian - UK

Beryl Knotts obituary

Other lives: Social worker committed to the care of children in disaster relief work throughout the world

The Guardian - US

Toys, spices, sewing machines: the items Israel banned from entering Gaza

The fluctuating policy has targeted a huge range of items, as tracked by an Israeli human rights group. The latest version of the blockade is nearly total

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s biggest companies made nearly $100bn in ‘crisis profits’ amid Covid and Ukraine war

Oxfam analysis finds Woolworths, Hancock Prospecting and NAB among companies to rake in much higher profits off the back of crisis conditions

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel and aid to Gaza, says Oxfam chief

Charity granted permission to intervene after ministers rejected calls to suspend weapon sales

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