Naomi Fowler

"Fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany." e360.yale.edu/features/ger...

This is a rare week reminding us that oligarchy, algorithmic manipulation, abuse of power & undermining of democracy isn't a tidal wave that can't be stopped, even if it feels like we're standing in front of it all holding a teaspoon sometimes. Such a pleasurable read from @annpettifor.bsky.social

The premiere of The Finance Curse, a new film on the global fight to stop financiers & far-right billionaires from capturing our economies & corrupting our democracies. Narrated by me! @annpettifor.bsky.social & @hettieobrien.bsky.social will be on the panel. It'll be released more widely after that

I went to bed feeling so worried for Brazil, but disaster has been more than averted. So many lessons, not least that: "The campaign was able to overcome even algorithmic bias by social media giants like Meta, which favoured Bolsonaro." Dirty tricks and the power of money doesn't always win.

The premiere of The Finance Curse, a new film on the global fight to stop financiers & far-right billionaires from capturing our economies & corrupting our democracies. Narrated by me! @annpettifor.bsky.social & @hettieobrien.bsky.social will be on the panel. It'll be released more widely after that

Reform and Tories have pledged to reverse ULEZ repeatedly.

New: Private equity has grown far beyond its traditional focus on restructuring big corporations. @charlieeaton.bsky.social & coauthors map 4 roles it plays in our economy: Corporate Raider, Main Street Invader, Monopoly Builder, and Shadow Owner. @ewarren.bsky.social explains why this matters: 🧵

Saturday listening? All about the desi pub phenomenon, born in Birmingham. Produced by my twin @naomifowler.bsky.social podcastaddict.com/podcast/only...

Over 10,000 letters have been sent in just 2 days to newspapers demanding corrections for their inaccurate & misleading coverage of an alleged "millionaire exodus" ⚡Help correct the record. Take action here: newscord.org/action/milli... ℹ️More info on this issue here: taxjustice.net/2026/10/19/t...

I’ve co-signed @labourlewis.bsky.social’s letter to Andy Burnham calling for public ownership of water. We already have ‘public control’. It's failed. £85bn+ extracted by shareholders, sewage in our rivers, bills going up. We need public ownership. Pls add your name actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...

We teamed up with @adambrichto.bsky.social and partners at @38degrees.bsky.social and @oxfamgb.bsky.social to ask people in Reading about wealth taxes. All across the country, people support making the super-rich pay their fair share. taxjustice.uk/sign-up-to-o...

4) Mainstream media continue to report inaccuracies perpetuated by a discredited report (by a wealth management & 'relocation' services company). It's not factual but it is influencing government tax policy & protecting the v wealthy from tax rises they wouldn't even notice. @bylinetimes.bsky.social

I’ve co-signed @labourlewis.bsky.social’s letter to Andy Burnham calling for public ownership of water. We already have ‘public control’. It's failed. £85bn+ extracted by shareholders, sewage in our rivers, bills going up. We need public ownership. Pls add your name actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...

3) And if you'd like to know more about making complaints to our (pathetic) press complaints watchdog, have a listen to this brilliant guy who's had a lot of success at it, I spoke with him in a recent #Taxcast @taxjustice.net podcast. He's quite an inspiration! Editors are notified at least

The disinformation in the mainstream media about a supposed b/millionaire exodus is disgraceful & so easily disproved - it's affecting govt policy. Please take a moment to complain here - be aware you need to verify a series of links that arrive in your email for each complaint to each publication

Can YOU do better than the UK press at reporting the (fake) millionaire exodus? Answer 4 questions to find out. Then: ⚡ Take action here: newscord.org/action/milli... 📣 Read our open letter: bylinetimes.com/2025/03/04/p...

2) The continuation of this absolute nonsense just as winter is closing in & people are sitting in their homes (if they have one) already freezing. When will it stop? If you haven't read Hostage Nation, do read it: '“We can’t afford it” is the biggest lie in British politics' hostagenation.com

A story repeated a thousand times doesn't become real For years, UK newspapers have repeated claims of a “millionaire exodus". See how this story was manufactured with junk data & misleading reporting. 👉 Help correct the public record: tinyurl.com/d8p8wxhv ✊Full article here: tinyurl.com/4b2y7pkz

We have until Thursday 29th October to stop Thames Water from being bailed out yet again at our expense Andy Burnham, block the bailout, remove their licence, TAKE IT BACK. Sign the petition 👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/tham...

"elections no longer determine economic policy" & while the UK's newish PM is rightly expressing that the last 40+ yrs of neoliberalism took us down the wrong path, the action needed is so radical that I can't believe he's going to take it when our politics & informational ecosystem is so captured

1) I know the IMF has been doing this to poorer countries for ever but the absolute gall. Such economic idiocy & social ignorance, just as cost of living protests are sweeping Europe. The social compact is broken. We have to free politics from the grip of private interests & zealots like these

"elections no longer determine economic policy" & while the UK's newish PM is rightly expressing that the last 40+ yrs of neoliberalism took us down the wrong path, the action needed is so radical that I can't believe he's going to take it when our politics & informational ecosystem is so captured

We have until Thursday 29th October to stop Thames Water from being bailed out yet again at our expense Andy Burnham, block the bailout, remove their licence, TAKE IT BACK. Sign the petition 👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/tham...

🚨48 HOURS TO GO🚨 On Tuesday we're delivering our petition to Chancellor John Healey at No. 11 Downing Street 🚪 to #TaxTheBanks bit.ly/TaxTheBanks So we thought we'd share 11 reasons why he should. No 1. Banks actually got handed a tax *cut* back in 2023 when...

Do we really know how bad food and inequality is? This is a very thought provoking test your knowledge quiz from @waronwant.bsky.social form.fillout.com/t/i8QvrTbf3kus

Who should our economy work for? How can the interests of all be served by returning services to public ownership? Campaigners and thinkers, including our very own @cathobbs.bsky.social.bsky.social, are coming together to chart a new path beyond neoliberalism Sign up now: vist.ly/5ntw4

📢 Your occasional reminder that the UK will soon be desperately competing with other rich developed countries to attract younger, healthy immigrants to keep our economy going as we sicken and age quickly. The current right-wing hysteria around immigration will be seen as a great embarrassment...

Malta. US multinational use of Malta on the up, plus "81 Malta-registered companies with no employees declared taxable income exceeding €10 million each...19 multinational groups with 23 constituent entities in Malta that reported no employees while declaring taxable income above the same threshold"

Do we really know how bad food and inequality is? This is a very thought provoking test your knowledge quiz from @waronwant.bsky.social form.fillout.com/t/i8QvrTbf3kus

So they're at it again 🙄 Torturing valid HMRC data to create wildly misleading headlines, designed to invoke fear and anger about immigrants. Same old, same old... (and you'll see just how old shortly!) 🧵1/28

📣 Join us for the first webinar in our second UNFCITC series! ⚖️ Sovereignty, Cooperation and ISDS: Protecting fiscal policy space in a new tax order 📅 26 October ⏰9.00 New York / 13.00 UK / 14.00 CET / 16.00 Nairobi 🔗Register and find out more: tinyurl.com/2zhyk6xe/ #UNTaxConvention #TaxJustice

2) The levels of tax pillaging revealed by the @taxjustice.net's new tracker is shocking - and yet so easy to solve if governments stopped listening to 'the markets' and corporate opinions on the matter taxjustice.net/press/europe...

Malta. US multinational use of Malta on the up, plus "81 Malta-registered companies with no employees declared taxable income exceeding €10 million each...19 multinational groups with 23 constituent entities in Malta that reported no employees while declaring taxable income above the same threshold"

It was a Conservative government that rightly introduced an additional tax on banks in 2015. Unfortunately they cut this just as bank profits began soaring from higher rates - a move the TUC found has cost the public finances £6bn. Disappointing to see lessons haven't been learned.

Today marks the start of the ISDS Global Days of Action ✊🏽🌍⛓️‍💥 ISDS allows corporations to hold us to ransom. It undermines democracy, threatens human rights and blocks climate action. But we can win an ISDS free world together: stopisds.global/en/ #ISDSDaysOfAction

1) It's absolutely indefensible. In just one year Bangladesh deprived of $410m in taxes thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/bang...

1) How many times can someone 'move' to Monaco?!! Constant bullshit unquestioningly regurgitated by journalists who didn't do a quick check, claiming on the Sunday Times front page that over the summer Britain's 2nd-richest person 'escaped' Labour's tax policies - he actually moved there in 2014

Heard of Desi pubs? We discuss cultural, historical, political & economic aspects of this West Midlands phenomenon on my podcast @onlyinbirmingham.bsky.social with Raj Pal and produced by @naomifowler.bsky.social

Norway raises billions taxing the wealthiest. Mexico slashes poverty by raising the minimum wage. The world takes a major step closer to an International Panel to tackle inequality. All in less than two minutes. Welcome back to the Public Good News